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EDISON GENERAL FILE SERIES
1915
Edison General File Series
1915. Chemicals (E-15-18)
October
Oct. 1st. 1915.
Messrs. Merck & Company,
45 Park Place,
Hew York City.
Gentlemen:
Replying to your favor requesting quotations on various
items, X teg to quote you as follows:.
Red Oxide Iron C. P., 16 cents per pound
Iron by Hydrogen C. P. Grade 4, 28 I/g cents por pound
■t .i n c. P. " B, 29 oents per pound
Mercury Oxide, 1.79 cents per pound.
The iron products are made from speoial Swedish iron,
triple crystallized. All these ohemioals are of peat purity,
as your tests will show. It 1b necessary in our business to have
them very pure, otherwise they could be manufactured at a muck
lower urioe, but we do not oare.to make any cheaper grades.
As to delivery, we could furnish as follows:
About 5,000 pounds per
" 3,500 " "
" 1,500 n "
week of Red Oxide Iron>
" " iron by Hydrogen.
" " Oxide of Moroury.
later on we may not bo able to sell this quantity.
We will give you prioes of Cobalt Sulphate. and Hydrate
later on. In regard to Aoetanilid, we cannot sper® any, as we
use it all oursplves. As to Uiokel, our contracts prevent ub
from selling to' outside parties.
Yours very truly,
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Oot. lBt. 1916.
"ha yrinfc laboratories,
Lancaster, Ohio.
Gentlemen:
Your favor of the 27th ultimo has
been received, and in reply I beg to say that
wo are producing Solvent Naphtha at our Benzol
Plant at '7oodwara, Ala., and Bhall have pome
for sale. The price will be .15/5 per gallon
in small quantities, auoh as a arum of 110 gal¬
lons. In large quantities we quote 30/5 per gal¬
lon. Brume extra, The pfioe is F." 0. B. ?.’ood-
wara, Ala., and quotation is subject to the
material being unsold upon hearing from you.
Yours very truly.
Assistant to Ur. Edison.
Oct. let.
1915.
Mr. John J. Caine,
1413 North American Bldg.,
Philadelphia , Pa.
Boar Sir:
Replying to your favor of the 27th
ultimo, we heg to any that wo would have no
U8o for the caat iron product you mention. We
only use cast iron borings' in manufacturing
Aniline Oil.
Yours very truly.
ESiBon laboratory.
EFFICIENCY ENGINEER'S MEMORANDUM NO._„.,?H.<.5.
DIVISION IN QUESTION- t t llrOO^l X>19Vi'.
SUBJECT- Monthly ooat and accounting statement.
RESULT WANTED BY- A3 BOO Ti aa possible.
FOLLOW-UP - BY - l£f. Opdyke. _
Confirming our conversation, and in
3 advios entirely at the disposition of Mr. Opdylca.
It v^Ra my alrioore nope that aa the
able1 to° render OpdykS ttot°£r“ opdyke will
babble to place in a. ai3oa's handa, mttly
ooat and accounting statements for the month of
Ootober, 19U5.
id ahing you ovary 3ucce33 in thl3
new lino of work, I remain,
a. B. Mambort,
iif flo tanoy^Sngineer.
Mcaara. Edison, Wilson, Berggron, mrry Millar and Kommerhoff.
Form 1203.
Woodavcakd Iron Company / d
AVbOBWAJSD, AI.ADAMA. \
Eeor Kr, Edison:
October 1, 191?.
T^ZTJ^^ (—
I sired you this morning ee^foUows:^ ^ ^ X-JXU U)cAr»^ 0 ‘"l
"Your message thirtie^r We are] furnishing your plant with y
more water than contract oallo for. We have spent fifty thousand o-» J
dollars in an effort to get additional water and hope to obtain an , Tjw
adequate supply. Heavy drouth has out down supply of mine water and -Co-
failure of pipe in spring line has caused delays. We have ®v^y
disposition to make your plant entirely successful.,. Writing.
, \fU W- ^n\*7 H ***w
which 1 now beg to confirm. ^ 1
I hove looked into thie matifr Carefully since my return
home. The water situation ie unquestionably bad; at the seme time,
you must recall that your original estimate of the water required
was entirely too low. There have been very few days on which we
hove not furnished your plant with 250,000 gallons of water, but
this will not fill the bill and we have, gone to very °oneideroble
expense in the matter of pipe lines, pumps, etc., to supply
the necessary water. 1 am giving thie matter my personal attention
end I feel quite sure that we can better conditions at an early dote.
I have also taken up the question of gee analysis. I
think we can improve this too, but you must not regard the Hoppers
people os being infallible. They are very good frienda of oure end
our business dealings with them as a whole have been very »aU sf ec-
tory; at the same time, the Hoppers people failed to comply witn
oertain provisions of thair contract and they have fallen far short
in their estimate of amnonium sulphate. They make mistakes bb
well ss the reat of us and it seems to me entirely possible that they
have overestimated the amount of toluol in our gas. I
that I will do everything 1 personally can to help this situation
out also.
I want to take oooasion to thank you for the very pleasant
afternoon spent at your works in orange and to say toyouthatwe
look forward to your prospective visit to Woodward with great pleasure.
With kindest regards, I am,
Yours truly,
WOODWARD IRON COMPANY,
Ol/HrtU
Mr. W. H. Meadowordft,
Edison Laboratory,
Orange, II. J
Hew York, October 1, 1915.
p2/w^
Dear Mr. Meadoworoft: ^-0^' -s
Will you ask Mr. Edison if he is in a position to^gjlow the
use of his synthetic carbolic acid process in England. My representative
Mr. Arthur H. Lymn, a distinguished chemical and gas engineer would like to
arrange to handle it over there. I shall bo glad if you will let me know
this At your earliest opportunity.
With kindest regards, I am.
G DEPARTMENT
October 1, 1915,
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Thomas A. Edison, Inc.,
Orange, N. J.
Gentlemen: —
OUR FIRE "FLM". I am in the market for a oarload of
Flaked or Crushed Napthalene, for delivery at Gibbstown, N. J,
by the 34th of this’ month.
Kindly quote me your lowest price on same.
Yours very truly.
A^r faWS bnu d~*+***~
one. i*r*3<
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c^-rr^r
Oot. End. 1915.
i!r. C. W. Markus, purohaBing Agent,
Eastman Kodak' Company,
Rochester, H. Y.
Dear Sir:
I reoeived your telegram and also your letter of the
30th ultimo in regard to Carbolio Acid Crystals.
In reply I beg to bay that we can let you have one
drum per week as long as we can spare it. If it possible to
let you have more we will gladly do so. Che prioe will be $1.00
per pound F. 0. B. Silver lake, H. J. , drums extra to be credited
if returned within sixty days in good conditions, freight prepaid.
You may roly on our doing the best that we possibly
Yours very truly.
Assistant to Mr. EdiBon.
Mr. E. W. Clarke, Chief Engineer,
Cambria Steel Company,
Johnstown, Pa.
Oot. 4th. .1915.
My dear Mr. Clarke:
We are forwarding you herewith two blue prints
A-6022 which show the proposed naphthaline Sublimer. My estimates
are that thiB arrangement Bhould make about 300 pounds of flake white
naphthaline per day. Possibly in the winter it will do still more.
This iB to confirm my tentative understanding with you|that the
Cambria Steel Company will ereot this and we are. to have the privilege
of using it in conjunction with you in subliming our Naphthaline.
We have made a lot of inquiries as to market for .
naphthaline and would suggest that you take it up with the American
Oil & Supply Company, 52 Lafayette Street, Hewark, H. J. I presume
that you will get about 12j{ per pound for the flake.
As this apparatus is comparatively inexpensive
the naphthaline will bring in quite a little inoome.
The method of operating is to charge the pan near¬
ly full of your orude, turn steam into the coils whioh will melt this
and cause it to vaporise and $low over into the corrugated iron build¬
ing where it is chilled by a radiation of the iron and crystallizes
as flakes an the roof, walls and floor. This is then barrelled in
' ordinary barrels and ready for shipment. At least that is the way we
are handling it at our other plant.
Yours very truly.
Oot. 4th. 1915.
Mitsui & Company, limited,
.25 Madia on Avenue,
Hew York City. Attention of Mr. Shanzo Takaki.
Bear Sir:
Your favor of the 30th ultimo for attention of Mr. Miller
was handed hjr me to Mr. Edison, who requests mo to call your atten¬
tion to the faot that the bill for $8,864.82 is largely made up of
freight bills. You will notice ‘.hat we have put in an extra still
to increase the output.
Mr. Edison is afraid that you have misunderstood him to
guarantee that the construction expense would not exceed §58,000.00,
but when he stated that the plant would cost about §58,000.00, it
was not hiB intention to guarantee that it should not exoeed that
sum. You will remember that at the time he expressed himself as
being uncertain as to the exact cost of construction, and intended
that the §50,000.00 should be the expression of an approximate
amount.
You will kindly bear in mind that the extra still wbb
put in to inoreose the production.
Yours very, truly.
Assistant to Mr. Edison.
MANUFACTURERS OF EAS‘ _ _ _
louis CMEMJCAUS FOR N£DIClHAt, PHOTOGRAPHIC, malunckroot Bu'lLOINO.
AWAtmCAt AMO TECHNICAL PURPOSES. cable »doress"desabrioo“nsw
The LUNGMOTOR
Hew York, Oct. 6, 1915,
Mr. W . H . Meadoweroft,
Edison Laboratory ,
: orange, N. J*
During the Chemical expos
Palace, you witnessed a denonstri
Bureau of Mines booth and we senl
days ago.
Why not get those of your company together who ove
interested^n mechanical respiration, and let us demonstrate
to them at their convenience?
• Procrastination is the thief of. life.
' Don’t' assume that because you. have never had a case
of asphyxiation > tiiat you may never have one .
' If you are: equipped- with "the Lungmotor you wiil be
enabled to" cope with any enuuergency of this kind successfully.
Some advantages of , the Lungmotor are:
1st - Protection to your employes. - . ■
2nd - Satisfaction that you have done all in your
power to conserve the lives of those in your employ.
3rd - You will incurr less expense for loos ot me-
One life saved means that you have save.d your company more than
three thousand .dollars. '
, There are many other, reasons, why you. should, have
Lunsnotors, which we will be pleased to tell you about, should
'• ’ you grant us permission to- demonstrate . •
^ Let” us hear from you regarding a demonstration. /
, - . "Yours-. very, truly, : '
. . litf. ^nj^EEViciiS company.
12 NY H 79 NL y 0
BIRMINGHAM ALA OCT 7-15 ^
WH MASON
. v, EDISON LABORATORY ORANGE NJ
RECEIVED NEW TANK CAR LOADED IT SAMPLE SENT TO ORANGE CAR FROM. ORANGE
ARRIVED TODAY CAN SHIP SOLV/JNT.NATHTHS SEND SPECIFICATIONS WILL
DISTILL SOON AS I HAVE ROOM TODAY CONDITION WAS GOOD ONLY MADE SIXTY
FIVE GALLONS LIGHT OIL PER HOUR BELIEVE THE OIL IS FULL 0^|ATO^»:HNE
AND WILL TAKE TIME TO GET IT OUT IF NATHPHALENE IS IN THE OlL. wlLL
THAT MAKE THE OIL CARRY WATER HAVE, BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH DIRECT
COOLER CARRYING OVER 8ITE . '
' C H OPDYKE V
405AM
"Woodward Iron Compantt
Woodwam), Alabama.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Mr. Edison:
I have been giving the benzol propoeition a good deal of
personal attention lately end I have come to the conclusion thert
there is something radioelly wcng at this plant that we do not know
anything about. The water situation has been very much improved over
what it waa last summer end yet your plant is not making as much benzol
as it was before. On yesterday the water conditions were perfect in
that there was an ample supply and none of it ran higher in temperature
than 68 degrees Fahrenheit, but your plant produced only 1,600 gallons.
I find that there is a great difference in the specifio grav¬
ity of your strow oil Bnd the newer straw oil in our tanks. In addi¬
tion to that, there has been no analysis of the return gas since the
5th of September.
Would it not be possible for you to send someone down here
who oould go into these matters thoroughly and find out Just what the
trouble isj
Awaiting your reply, I am,
Yours truly,
WOODWARD IRON COMPANY,
Chairmen.
(<Ss$?skM/ €&amam* Commmw
"as BROAD STI
OotobernYth, 1915
S} OOtODern'M
JjO !%>r
Mr.Win.F. Hoffmann ,
52 Hafayette St.f
Hewark.M. J.
Hear Mr. Hoffmann: -
Enclosed please find letter fA»m my ^ *&.■***#
friend Prof .H.P. Talbot, with copy of my reply .When |
at the Chemical Exposition I introduced Prof. Talhot
to Mrs .Edison, when she told him that fhe J[*as 6°ing
to Bend her boy or boys to the Institute the coming
winter. Will you not kindly take the matter up with
her or Mr.Meadowcroft and see that Talbot gets the
give gallons of Aniline Oil, charging whatever is right
therefor. Please lot me know what the outcome of this,
as I value Talbot highly and want to help him out.
Yours very truly.
J(U\
enclosures
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
October 6, 1915.
Mr. I. J. Parker,
25 Broad St.,
' New York, N. Y.
My dear Mr. Parker:
We are having considerable difficulty in getting
aniline for use in connection with our instruotional work
in the laboratories. We have been obliged to make certain
changes in the materials used on account of the prevailing
conditions, and had hoped to substitute aniline for some
other organio chemicals, but so far we have not succeeded
in getting what we desire. We have been informed that
possibly the General Chemical Company could help us out by
letting us purchase five gallons. I venture to trouble
you regarding this matter, rather than to write directly
itxr
to the sales department, as the amount is so small/I suppose
they would hardly care to bother with it.
It will be a real kindness to us if this can be
arranged, and I shall appreciate greatly any attention that
you may give to it.
Very truly yours,
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
October 7th, 1915
Prof. H.P. Talbot,
Bept. of Chemistry & Chemloal Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Boston, Mass.
My dear Prof. Talbot: -
I have your letter of the 6th
inst. with referenoe to Aniline . In reply I want to
tell you that while we are large manufacture rs of the
produot wo oennot turn out enoughto fill our oontracts,
and we therefore do not want to sell even as Bmall a
quantity as five gallons, much, as I would like to help
you out. However, I will see that you get the five
gallons, as our mutual friend, Ur. Thomas A. Edison, 1b
manufacturing the produot and I will interest -Urs.EdiBon
in seeing that you obtain it, as you no doubt will
have hor boys with you during this winter or there¬
after.
let me say that in oommeroe the
produot is known as Aniline Oil, and dealers would not
know what you mean by Aniline.
With kindest regards and asking
you to call on me at any time I oan be of any assist¬
ance, I am.
Yours very truly.
o o Mr. 3?F. Hoffmann
TJP/S
Oot. 8th. 1915
Dr. Charles Baskerville,
140th Street and Convent Avenue,
Hew York City.
Dear Dr. Baskerville :
Your favor of the 1st instant
was reoeived, and I showed it to Hr. Edison.
He says he would not care to allow the use of
his Synthetic Carbolic Aoid process in England,
as any suah arrangement would add to his personal
burden, whloh are already too large.
With kind regards, I remain.
Yours very truly.
Oct. Oth. 1915.
Your .Files "FLM" .
Ur.
F. LaMotte, Asst. Pur oha Bing Agent,
2. I.. Dupont ae Nemours & Gorapnny,
•.Vilmington, Dal.
Door Sir:
Replying to your favor of the
first instant, Mr. iidiaon requoets us to
say that we have sola our Naphthaline
from one of our Plants to the American
Oil a Supply Company, Newark, H. J.; also
that we are erecting a refining plant at
another works, hut at present cannot state
quantity or price.
Yours very truly,
Edison Laboratory.
Jot. 8th. 1915.
2he David Kaufman & Sons Co.,
Port Avenue, Seoond and Third StB.,
Elizabethport, H. J.
Gentlemen:
Beferring to your favor of the
27th ultimo to Ur. Opdylce , I presume it is
now understood that the first sixty (60)
tons per month of Iron Borings that you de¬
livered are to .he charged at $15.00, and
the other forty (40) tons^por month at
$20.00.
We trust that this arrangement is
all right.
your 8 very truly.
Uct. Oth. 1915.
Munster, Simms & Company, ltd.,
7 Albert Sauare,
Belfast, Ireland.
Gentlemen:
I am in receipt of your favor of the 18th ultimo in re¬
gard to Benzol.
In reply lot me say that we are using in our own manu¬
facturers all the Benzol that we produce, bo Bides a considerable
quantity that we purchase in addition. The prevailing prioe at
the present tine on yearly contracts is 60 to 65 cents per United
States gallon, 'which seems a very high price for a motor fuel.
There are so many new plants coming into operation shortly, that
in my opinion Benzol will soon come down in prioe.
The Dominion Iron £ Steel Company of Sydney, Nova Sootia
is produoing Benzol, and I would suggest that you make inquiries
of them. The United States Steol Corporation inthe United States
of Ainerioa will soon be producing large quantities. Their Agent
is the Barrett Manufacturing Company of now York City.
Recently two inventors have brought out pro oeB sob for
oraokinr: heavy crude Betroleum into high grade gasoline. One of
these is the Eittman process, about which you may have read in
the newspapers. You oan probably obtain information about thiB
from the' Seoretary of the American Chemical Society, 48 V/ost
29th Street, New York City. I und er stand the investment required
is small.
Yours very trujty.
Oct, Oth. 1915.
Mr. A. H. Woodward, Chairman,
Woodward iron Company,
Woodward, Ala.
My dear Mr. Woodward:
I received your favor, which
has been read with much interest. We know
you are doing the host you can, hut I could
not refrain fro-n passing on to you a little
worry, as i am loaded up to the mu?. ale with
it hy other interested parties.
Thanks for your letter.
Yours vary truly,
STRAUSS St HEDGES
18 BROADWAY
truer ,izt\ October 3, A916
Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, New Jersey.
Gentlemen: attention, of wm. H. lleadoworoft.
-Referring to the matter of the reappraisement of Benzol
shipped by the Dominion Iron & Steel Co. for account of -Thomas A.
Edison, which shipment: was advanced in value upon entry, we beg
to advise, you that we have been vain* trying to secure a reply
from Mr. McNaughton of the Dominion Iron & Steel Co. to a letter
which we addressed' to Won September Bth, a oopy of which we
enclose "herewith, ~
Will you not use your influence with the Dominion Iron
* Steel Co. to secure their co-operation in this matter, as it
appears that we. have about exhausted our efforts in this re-
.gard,.
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Oot. 9th. 1915.
Strauss & Hedges,
12 Broadway,
Hew York City.
Gentlemen:
I am in receipt of your favor of the eighth instant,
whioh I have shown to Mr. Edison. We have telegraphed to Hr.
Plummer, the president of the Dominion iron & Steel Company ask¬
ing him to instruot his people to reply to your letter of Sept.
8th. I trust that this matter will reoeive attention.
Mr, Edison thinks that the Dominion people do npt want
to answer.' If it were a Canadian Custom Houso matter, they would
he compelled to answey, but in this case they are hot, and prob¬
ably they would be only too well, pleased if they were forcibly
stopped from shipping-Benzol to him, Mr. Edison is the only one
to suffer as he bought the Benzol at a low price. The present
price is from fifty to sixty cents and the Dominion Company oould
probably sell it in Canada at fifty cents. Therefore, if our
Custom .House holds up shipments, the Dominion Company is enabled
to get twice as; muoh for their Benzol, that is to say, fifty cents
• ' • ’
instead of twenty-five cents.
Yours very truly,
Assistant to Mr. Edison.
Tiie Cleveland - cuffs Iron c><>.
i.anh.oiiio. Oct. 9, 1915a.-'' ^
jr
<Kx«n
We thank you for your kind favor of the 7th instant giving
list of products in our line used in your laboratories and works.
One of the items mentioned I note is Denatured Alcohol which
we do not manufacture or handle. You will note by referring again
to the list shown on the upper right hand corner of this letterhead
that our produot is Denaturing Alcohol, used by the various manu¬
facturers of Ethyl Alcohol as a denaturant.
We shall be interested in hearing further from you as soon
as you have the information available as to quantities of the other
products you purchase yearly. In advising regarding Acetic And
Sulphuric Acid please state grades required.
Very truly yours,
fypMiu
OWT Sales Manager-Chemical Dept,
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Mr. John J. Caine,
1413 North American. Bldg.,
Philadelphia., Pa.
Dear Sir:
Referring to your favor of the
second instant, X would say that we use
large quantities of oast iron borings.
They are very fine, almost like coarse fil¬
ings. If your’ s are suoh, I should be glad
to have a Bample. Please Bend it to my
Assistant, Mr. TT. H. Meadoworoft, at this
address. I should be glad to have you name
a price, P. 0. B. Silver Lake, N. J. on the
basis of 100 tons a month.
Tours very truly,
Oot- Xlth. 1915
Mallinakrodt Chomioal Works,
St. Louis, Mo.
Gentlemen:
I ora In receipt of your favor
of tho fifth instant in regard to Aootanilia.
1 would Bay in reply that we do not like to
manufacture this material as we have great
difficulty in getting (Jlaoial Acetic Acid,
and arc afraid to enter into a.fjontraot for
next year. Are you in position to supply
Glaoial Acetic Acid for next year, aril if so
at what price.
Yours very truly,
October llth-1915
Mr .Meadoworof t suoject Re-Cost of Products.
Mr .Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, II. J.
Dear Sir:-
Following shows cost of our products in addi¬
tion to those given in our letter of Sept. 50th-
Hiokel Sul- Hi Cobalt Sul- Cobalt
phate Crystals Hydrate phate Crystals Hydrate
Raw Material .08285 .2554 .45096 1.15483
Direct labor .00470 .0101 ' .00470 .01010
Mfg .Expense .004578 .0415 .003642’ .04150
Overhead Expense .015964 .0383 .014213 .03830
Total Cost .106092 .3453 .473515 1.24473
Profit 20$ .021218 .0691 .094705 .24895
Selling Value §'.12731 74154 .56822 ' ' 1.49368
These prices do not include packing and shipping.
Very truly yours,
.EDISON CHEMICAL WORKS
JVM-H
P.S. These costs for cobalt compounds are based oh labor. ooBt for
niokel hydrate.
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
Dear Sir:
thank you for your furor of dot. 8th, - «r. oorry to „o« that
you cannot offer u. Ahll.ISE OIL over the entlr. year 1018. «. could u.o
the quantity oo apeclfled, hut note thot oe cannot obtain It. No., ho. .uoh
con .o get in equal .onthly qu.utltloo orer nett yearl
cannot pay «<* per pound, thi. 1. the .oiling price of e,ery- ^
body, and .. have to poke ...ethlng on the tron.aotlon. » can pay M*.
or oven per pound for It, your ter.., hut .0 can't give «*. *» ^
can give u. a chance to oak. a living on the tron.octlon, .0 .111 ho glad to
take .hatovor quantity you can glv. u. In regular .onthly dellv.rle. over (
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next year/0>CMk>* —
Awaiting your valued reply,, we remain.
"Woodward Iron Company
A Vo onwAJtD , Alabama.
o 4^
October 12, 1915*
......
Mr. Thomas A.
Orange, N. J.
My dear Mr. Edison:
I have your letter of October 8th,
I assure you that I wish it was possible to take on my
shoulders all the worry your Woodward plant is giving you, but I
know nothing about the benzol business.
You are getting on ample supply of water running under
68 degrees, but your plant is not turning out the stuff. 1 hope
you can send someone down here who can teach us this business,
end if you can, I do not think we will worry you a great deal in
the future.
Thanking you for your letter, and with best wishes, I am,
Yours truly,
NEW JERSEY STATE HOSPITAL
AT TRENTON
SAMUEL T. ATCHLEY
East Orange, N. J.
Gentlemen; -
We are in need of a supply of Carbolic Aoid Crystals for ubs in
this Hospital hut find same difficult to obtain at this time and there-
-fore write to inquire if you oan now or in the near future furnish us
with the ah owe.
Our requirements of Carbolic Aoid are ahout—Efve (5)_lbB. per
week, and are for purely medical use, {'that is not commercial^
We would like to have your price on Fif£y (50) lbs. of this drug
delivered E. 0. B. N. J. State Hospital./Trenton, N. J.
Anything that you oan do to assis^us in obtaining a rejjhlar sup-
-ply of the foregoing at as low a/sost as possible will be very much
j"
Warden* « <s* A
■yvKi
Cambria. Steel Company
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
JoHNSTOWN.PA. Oct. 13,1915.
Hr. W. H. Mason,
laboratory of Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir:-
Pardon my delay in acknowledging your letter of
October 4th forwarding blue prints showing proposed Naphthaline Sub-
limer. We have not yet erected this apparatus but doubtless will soon
do so, and will give you the privilege of using it in conjunction with
our own operation.
Please accept my thanks for this information.
Very truly yours.
EWC/P.
Chief Engineer.
V/e have your kind favor ,of the 8th
inst., and note cauBe of delay In replying to
our inquiry for Naphthalene .
We onoe more ask you to refer to
our letter of September 11th, with reference
to our charge against you of $131.43. Of this
amount you have already credited us £30.00
for the drums, hut you have not credited, us
with the material returned, and which amounts
to $89.43.
As previously advised we do not want
to make this deduction without your authority,
although it seems perfectly in order to us to
charge you for the value of Phenol we returned
to you.
We would kindly once more request
that you advise us regarding this, to enable
us to balance your account.
MONSANTO OKE&TpAL Y/OR
Arthur H. Lymn.
CHEMICAL, AND GAS ENGINEER.
Sanctuary House, <
Westminster,
I Jr. Thomas A. Edison,
OHAHGE,
HEW JERSEY, II.
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London, s.vr.
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re SYHTHETIO PilSICTH; ~ a
--any thanks for your letter of the 28th.
Apparently 1 have been under impression
about this matter, having keen informed when in Aisfefica that you were
operating a special process of your own which required a considerable
amount of power; I gather' from your letter however, that this is not
the case,, and that you are working on the well known process whioh in¬
volves the sulphonat ion of the Benzol, conversion into Calcium Salts
and then into the Sodium Salt with a later Caustic fusion of the Sodium
Salt and the liberation of the Phenol by acidulation.
Of course this process has been in operation in Germany for
considerable time, but X do not know where it is working in England.
This however is not surprising since it is difficult to keep track of
the large amount of new plant of one kind and another built during the
last year. Could you therefore kindly tell me the name of the firm
v/ho are operating this process here ?
Thanking you beforehand.
Soggrtt
(Enlara, (Eljpmtrala, (Ma an& fflitu'ral f rniutrta
99 John and 11-18 Cliff Streets
IlAt, CORRBSPONDUNTS IN AW,
PRINCIPAL DOMBSTIC AND
NEW YORI£0/15/15
fhomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Orange, I!.J.
hear °ir;-
The Firestone l'ire & Eubher Co. of Akron, Ohio
are complaining bitterly about not receiving sufficient
Aniline Oil against contract to meet their requirements.
While I understood with the additional reduction
pot you installed and had in operation by the first, you would
be able to make a satisfactory showing in the way of catching
up on bock deliveries, I do- not notice any improvement in
shipments to Firestone, and in order to plan the proper
operation of the department ih which this material is used
they insist upon knowing approximately how many drums per
week you oan ship to them from now on until the completion
of their contract.
Please let me have this information the earliest
possible moment so I oan answer the Firestone Co's inquiry.
Please note, according to orders you accepted from
me for Aniline Oil and schedule of deliveries furnished you
v/ere to ship to me here 11 drums as per my -letter of
July 2nd, on account of which you have only thus far sent me
5 large and one small drum.
At this writing, I am in urgent want of one
drum to oomnlote shipment on steamer leaving here next _
(Enlnra, Qlljmtrala, ©tla attii mineral frohtris
99 John anh 11-18 Cljfp Streets
NEW YORK
Wednesday and would ask you please to arrange with your
Aniline plaint to ship this drum tomorrow or not later than
Uonday morning so that I will receive same on (Tuesday
in time to deliver to steamer on that date.
Trusting you will comply with this request,
and awaiting your advicesj^irestone business, I am
S? re .^igc): fsa-ly.,^
Sh/HS
Mr. A. M. Kennedy,
Orange, H.J
Doar Mr. Kennedy:
Your letter of the 9th to Miss
Qlara has just been shown us. We will
appreciate it if yon will secure for us at
once a drum of Carbolic Acid, Crystals, and
ship promptly. If you con possibly get us a
price of *1.00, wo of course will appreciate
it. Our stock of Carbolic Acid is running low,
in fact, about exhausted. We therefore trust
that you can get the shipment out promptly.
We are today writing the liberty
Motional Bank of Hew York to honor draft to
cover the purchase. He suppose you give 1 $
for cash.
With best wishes, beg to remain,
%o//J~ A(: J?: ‘Mil't'y /@V ^A-fi
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Oot olier 18th, 1915.
She Cl eveland-Clif f s Iron Co.,
11th floor Roofcefeller Blag. ,
Cleveland, Ohio.
Gentlemen:
Eeferring to our reoent correspondence,
I heg to say that our consumption per year is about
as follows:
269,700 lbs. Formaldehyde
31,200 " Hexamethylenamine
6o, 000 " Glaoial Aoetio Aoid t
meats increasing.
a require-
EM
Yours very truly,
n
® 15000 Records per day - 300 Days .
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Ootober 18th, 1915.
Mr. Opdyke:
Will you please ship to Prof. H. P.
Talhot, Department of Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering, Massaohnsetts Institute of Teohnology,
Boston, Mass, forty (40) pounds of Analine Oil?
Please see that this is of good quality ana send it
express prepaid.
Mr. Edison is presenting this to Prof.
Talbot, so I presume you will have to oharge it at
oost to Mr. Edison.
W. H. Meadoworoft.
Ootober 18th. 1915.
Mr. Burton j
We had a dispute with the Monsanto people about their
charging us baok with oost of redistillation and for residue which
they shipped baok to ua. This matter has been standing for some¬
time. We exchanged a lot of telegramB with the Monsanto people,
and finally arrived at a decision that we would not allow any
further charges of this kind.
Inasmuch, however, as the transactions covered by the
•debit memorandum enclosed, wore long previous to our dispute, Mr,
Edison has deoided to allow them to deduct $89.43 from their next
remittance, and I have written them accordingly. Please see car¬
bon copy letter attached.
Please return this correspondence after reading. You
can detach the attached memoranda and keep copies if you want to.
W. H. MEADOWCKOFT.
Oatober 18th, 1915.
Dr. T. J. Barker,
$ The General Chemioal Co. ,
25 Broad Street,
Dow York.
Dear Hr. Barker:
A few days ago Mr. Hoffmann handed me
a letter written by you to him under date of the 7th
instant, enclosing letter from Brof. H. B. falbot
with copy of your reply. X showed these to Mr.
Edison, and he has asked me to send forty poundB of
Analine Oil to Brof. Talbot with his oompliments. We
have been so fearfully busy that I have only Just had
time to attend to thiB, and I have given instructions
to the faotory to ship the Analine Oil to Brof. Talbot
right away. Enclosed you will please find oopy of
the letter I have written to
I know Mr. Edison is very glad indeed to
help out any friend of yours.
Yours vory truly.
Assistant to Mr. Edison.
Bnol.
Oot, 18th: 1915
Geisenheimer & Company,
130 Cedar Street,
Hew York City.
Gentlemen :
Referring to your favor of the 11th instant, we beg
to say that we oannot make you a lower quotation than sixty
• oents for Aniline Oil for next year. We oan allow you 1$
brokerage on this prioe, but that is as far as |a oan go.
As matters stand now we oould not begin deliveries
before Maroh first, and at this present writing oould offer
you from five to ten thousand pounds per month for ten months,
beginning Maroh 1st and ending Deoember 3lBt, 1916. It must
be understood that this quotation 1b made subject to prior sale.
Yours very truly,
Edison laboratory.
Oat. 18th. 1915.
Monsanto Chemloal WorkB, .
St. Louis, Mo.
Gantlemon:
Wo must ask your kind indulgence for the long delay in
reply to your favor of September 11th in regard to the charges
which you made against us on come early shipments of Carbolic.
We have boon simply overwhelmed with n rush of business for some
weelspast, . and .have allowed many matters to tiny over.
I .talked this natter over with MT.. Edison before he
left for San Sroncisoo, a few days ago. He said- that he was will¬
ing to allow the oharge for the material returned from drums
#60 and 65, but in -aooordanoe with, our last agreement there are
to bo no farther olalme of this kind made in oonneotion with ship¬
ments of Phonol later than thooe covered by the two drums ahovo
mentionod.
According to your favor of the 14th instant, the net
amount now in .question is $89.43, and you now have our authority
to deduct this amount from your next remittance.
fours very truly.
Assistant to Mr. Edison,
Oct. -18th. 1915.
Mr. Samuel T. Atohley, Warden,
How Jersey State Hospital,
Trenton, H. J.
Pear Sir:
yonr favor of the 12th instant
Saa handea to Hr* Edison before ho left
for 3an Francisco. He asked me to reply and
say to you that he appreciates your nooessities,
and takes pleasure in- sending you twenty (20)
pounds of Carbolic Acid with his compliments.
There will be no charge for thiB package. He
also wishes me to say that he has made arrange¬
ments with Squibba and Company to put his Car¬
bolic up in their regular packages. This .arrange¬
ment will go into effect within the next two or
three weeks ana then you will be able to pro¬
cure your farther supplies from them.
Yours very truly.
Assistant to Mr. EdiBon.
Octet) or 18th, 1915.
Messrs. Merck & Company,
45 Park Plaoe,
Hew Tork.
Gentlemen:
In response to your recent re¬
quest for quotation on our Cohalt products, wo beg
to quote you as follows:
Sulpha t e Cobalt — 60 cents par lb.
Hydrate Cobalt —§1.54 -per lb.
Hours very truly,
Edison Laboratory*
_ .Oc.tab*r._iath, _ y/9/3^.
Thos. A. Edison, Ino., Attention: Mr. Meadowcroft.
Orange, N. Y.
Dear Sirs:-
He M.E. #195 - Shipment of Phenol.
' The entire quantity which has been shipped so far is
105,092 lbs. which is about 100,000 lbs. less than it should be
in accordance with our contract.
Suppose we get 28 drums on the 28th of. this month con¬
taining 26,040 lbe. on the basis of 2 drums of 930 lbs. every work¬
ing day commencing the 13th of October and allowing 1 day for your
supplying government contract, the total quantity will be 131,132
lbe. This will leave the balance of 191,868 lbs. The remaining
number of days during this year will be about 52, therefore in
order to ship the remaining quantity during the rest of the year
we have to ask you to ship about 3690 lbs. per working day after
the 29th of this month. This daily quantity is, as you see, about
4 drums and we would request you to be kind enough to look over
the calculation given be}.ow and give us special favor to enable us
to fulfill our oontract with the Japanese Government :
To Thoa. A. Edison, Inc. - 10/18/15.
Quantity shipped by Oot. 13th
38 Drums on October 38th -
53 days 0 3690 its. per day -
105,093#
36,040#
131,133#
333,000#
131.133#
191,868#
191,880#
Thanking you in advance for your kind attention to
the above, we remain,
SN/KN.
Very truly yours.
Mitsui & Company, limited,
25 Madison Avenne,
Hew York City.
Oof, 19th. 19 IB.
I thinh »« tola yon a .Ml. ago that to had »U the
naphthaline from the *>oa«ard plant to the American oil a Snp-
ply Company. So are Betti»s a very S°o«- P«°« f°r ll’
16 cento per pound. It.eea to .all .tout 3 ct. per ,o»a. «•
have chipped to the American Oil i snpply Company. 89 larrel. of
Bnblimea Baphthaline. oontainine a not neieht of 3,618 ponnae.
you can no. maho ont yon. hill apainat America. Oil 1 snpply Com¬
pany for th.ee 3.613 ponnae at 16 cent, p.r ponna, ae th. naphtha-
line las been delivered.
Yours very truly.
Assistant to Mr* Edison.
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October 19th, 1915.
Mr . W . H . Me adoworof t ,
Asst to Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Edison Laboratory,
Orange, U.J.
My dear Mr.Meadoworoft:-
X have your favor of the 18th
inst., also copy of your letter to Prof. Talbot of
the Ma ssachusetts Institute of Technology. I note there
from that you have sent Prof. Talbot 40 lbs of Aniline
Oil complimentary. In writing Mr. Hoffmann as I did
I did not expect that you would send the Oil without
charge • I simply wished in the first place to get him
the Aniline Oil, and in the next place at a fair price,
having in view the fact that Prof .Talbot and Dr. Walkers!
both of the Institute in conversation with Mrs.Edison
promised they w>uld be very glad indeed to interest
themselves in the studies of her boys . I know full
well that Prof. Talbot will very much appreciate the
very kind gift of Mr .Edison.
Yours very truly.
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Oct. 20th. 1916.
F. K'i Myers & Company,
BouseB Point, H. Y.
Gentlemen:
Can you give us any idea when
we may expect' the release of ear Kli 620,
containing Benzol, v.hieh was seized hy
the 'Government' for alleged undervaluation.
Yours very truly.
Assistant to’ Mr. Edison.
October 21st. 1916.
Mr. Edison:
This man is going ahead pretty fast. Before you went
away we found that the lr/n by Hydrogen did not meet all the re¬
quirements of the U. Sy4., as it contained too much Sulphur, and
you told John V. Miiyr to experiment on reducing .the Sulphur.
I called him up on the telephone this morning, and he
said that they werb working on it but had not solved the problem
yet. I called up Mr. MaoKay on the telephone and told him that
we could not m^ke immediate shipments, as we were working out the
problem of making the material meet the requirements of the U.S.P.
He was-ver/ anxious. to get even an approximate date of shipment,
jut I to]/d him I could not give any.
Don't you think it would perhaps be a good idea for us
;o pu/up our prices? ,You told me to quote 28 l/2 cents for Grade
29 cents for Grade B. You made a prioe of 66 cents to the
Eledtric Company for Grade B some months ago. If we have
purify the material further by taking out the Sulphur it will
ost more to make. 3 faj*
Under present circumstances ,A it could do no harm, and per¬
haps might be a good thing for you, to withdraw the quotations you
have made to Merok & Company and a few others until your return
■* — a California.
MBADOWOBOEI. .
Oct. 21st. 1915
Messrs. Merclc & Company,
45 Park Place,
Hew Xork City.
Gentlemen:
On account of unexpected contingencies
which have arisen since Mr. Edison's departure'
for California, I shall have to take the liberty
of withdrawing the quotations made you on the
first instant on Bed Oxide Iron, Iron by Hydrogen,
and Mercury Oxide. I expect Mr. Edison to return
around the first of November, and shall take the
matter up with him at once and ask him to communi¬
cate with you further.
Yours very truly,
' Assistant to Mr. Edison.
Withdrawing quotations from the following:
Bayard & Company,
A. D. MaoKay,
PowersT Weightman-Bosengarten Co.
Fort CovhiStou, IS. Y.
Nynuilo* N. Y.
Albiirji, Vt.
F. W. Myers & Co.
CUSTOM HOUSE BROKERS
Forwarding and Insurunce
AGENTS
U. S. ItONDKI) GAKHIKKS
Jr. ry.-oot. 22, me .
Ur* Thomas A* Edison,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir:
In reply to yours of the 20th inst. relative to KTL
oar 520 with benzol. This is the caff that the appraisement has
been called for, and whioh will have to remain here until BUoh
-appraisement takes place; the new date set for this is Nov. 17th.
&2)ou(irwy £ Co. Jnc. S
Customs <f Forwardi/h; Agejms
4-7 Pearl Streef
New York, ootober 22, 1915.
. Wra. H. lleadoworoft,
Asal stant to Mr. BUa<
Wo have your favor of tbo 21at inat. enclosing docuraonto for a shipment of
benzol aa atated, toeetlxer with letter from “oasra S. W. Myera & Co.
We at once referred thia matter to Mr. Strauaa, of Strausa & Hedges, good frlenda
of oura, and we are at once preparing ouatoma entry aa cuatomary in mattera of thia
kind, by adding the amount to mke market value and paying the duty under dureaa,
- - • - — - — ard of General Appraisers
C we reoeive a favorable deoiaion by the Boa
a addition will be refunded and avoid the aa
on ia unfavorable.
ing on the documenta aubmitted to indicate a
a car will arrive nor by what method or at what place it will be delivered. Aa we
a paying duty ard will therefore have oust ana permit neceaaary for delivery and aa
will alao be neceaaary to lodge it at the railroad atation at which the gooda arrive
thia port, may we trouble you to notify ua immediately you are adviaed of arrival
d the whereabouta of the oar ao that we nay place the neceaaary permit for delivery
with the ouatoma inepeotor in charge of the pier or district where the car arrivea
IPs ia very important to aave demurrage or atorage expenses, end if you will, kindly
dvise ua if it will be in order to arrange for the reforrarding of the car to you at
(range or other destination, when sending us advice of arrival, and we shall be very
-lad to arrange with the railroad company or furnish them with instructions for such
re enclose bill for duty and charges, including w
:, amounting to $288.8
w. h. a, ,
for which it will be in order for you to let ue have ohock by return nail. We
believe you understand that duties are oaeh outlays and we have disbursed the amount
for your aooount.
We enclose duplicate papers for vblch \io have no use.
yours faithfully,
B. F. Downing & Co., Ino.
Oot. 23rd.
Mr. John Bacon, Jr.,
5i Edison Benzol Plant,
Johnstown, Pa.
Dear Sir:
I received your favor of the 21st
instant, and regret very much to learn of the
fire in the Cambria Company's Benzol Plant.
On the whole, wo have had a fortunate escape,
and I think wo all ought to congratulate our¬
selves that it turned out that way.
1 do not know anything about the
insurance, but have telegraphed Hr. Mason to'
find out, and will let you know as soon as I
hear from him. He attended to thoBe matter
when he was at Johnstown, Just now he is visit¬
ing the Woodward Plant.
Xours very truly.
Assistant to Mr. Edison.
:3rp
Oct. 23rd. 1916
Hr. Thomas A.' Edison,
Orange, H. J.
Bear Sir:
Have just returned from Johnstown where 1 found that
they had had quite a serious fire the day before, due to the
Cambria people opening Toluol valve and losing a lot on the
ground. By some means this caught afire and lighted the naph¬
thaline storage building, which was a wooden shack filled with
crude naphthaline* This burned and ran down into our tank pit
and caused a hot fire around a S. II. tank. The naphtha must
have boiled and vaporized through the vent pipe which was covered
with guage. They put out the fire but we had some $200. to
$300. loss. It wsb a very narrow escape from a serious fire.
•I arranged to bury the tanks completely.
fours very truly.
Cw H
Oct. 23rd. 1916.
Ur. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, H. J.
Bear ISx. Edison:
I have just returned from Woodward. When I got there
I found the absorbing oil in bad condition and it was getting worse
right along. Trouble apparently caused by something (Hydrocarbons)
which the oil had absorbed from the gases and which they did not give
off in the Hirzel Stills. This caused it to emulsify in the direct
cooler and the emulsion would settle out a lot of water in circulat¬
ing tanks which it was impossible to drain off os the emulsion would
plug up the l/2" drain pipe; also much of the emulsion would go out
with the water from the direct aooler; it also reduced the absorbing
capacity of the oil.
This was bad tho day I got there, but got much worse
the next two days. I started experimenting in the laboratory, and
found that I could add 1# of a 16JL solution Caustic Soda to the oil,
then stir this up and it would make a very heavy emulsion, which would
not separate for hours, then by heating this to the boiling point
immediately upon coaling the water all separated, leaving the oil
in its former condition, we applied this by pouring about 16 gallons
of 16ft flaOH solution in each circulating tank and stirred it up thor¬
oughly, making an emulsion, then this went to the Hirzels, when of
course it was heated.- On coming through the direct coolers it all
separated and in a few hours we were back to normal operations. Uext
day, we found traces of the emulsion. again
Caustic. After two or three days it still
so we put in a little more
seemed to be 0. K.
1 believe this will save much straw oil if there are
no other bad effects.
I arranged to buyy all Benzol storage tanks and Wood¬
ward people are also doing the same to theirs.
I also arranged with Woodward people to put up naphtha¬
line Subliming Plant. We are to have the use of this plant for our
naphthaline without cost.
"GOSSIP"
She Tennesee Coal & Iron Company (U. S. Steel) started
their Benzol Plant in September and found that they did not have
enough exhauster capacity to handle the gas through absorbing towers
without blowing seals on their ammonia saturators, so they have cut
out making Sulphate of Ammonia until they caught new gas boosters-
(only lose §3,000. per day).
2hey bought 300,000 gallons Straw Oil of the wrong,
specifications, it would not absorb, so they had to throw away a lot
of this and get 200,000 more of different specifications.
After running Benzol Plant two or three weeks they found
that the ammonia carried over and attacked all the coils in their
stills (they were made similar to our original Hirzelsj and ate them
out entirely, causing big expense and delay.
They are very much disappointed in the output of Toluol,
nniy runs about half of what they expected.
' They are having a great deal of trouble with emulsion
of the*B straw oil, «d?i I was there 1 saw thousands of gallons run¬
ning down the creek.
Yours very truly.
Oot. 25, 1915
Ur. E. J. Berggren:
Please let me have o or t if loti copy of rooolution adopted
at special meeting of the Bourd of Eirootors of ShomaB A.
Edison, Ino., ratifying and approving the plaoing of a oontraot
with Wing Sj Evans, Ino., as agentB for the Solvay Prooeoe Co.,
of Syracuse, H. for 1900 tons of 2000 lbo. eaoh, 3olvay,
765t test, Caustio Soda for dolivery in about equal monthly quanti¬
ties during the period beginning April 15. 1916 and ending April
15, 1917; price §2.75 per hundred lbs., basis of 60$«, f.o.b.
oars, sellers’ Works; terms loos 3$- cash within ten days of oaoh
shipmont.
( Shis oaustio soda is for Carbolic Operation at Silver Lake.)
Hr. Berggren will noto that I have secured ilr. EdiBon’s 0. K.
covering thiB contract and hold; same in my possession.
Hfl.BB H* 2» looming
Copiee to Uesors.
Edison, Wilson, Mead owor oft, H.
Oat. 20, 1915
Ur. S. J. Berggron:
Please lot ino have certified oopy of resolution adopted
by Ehomas A. Edison, Ino. ratifying and approving the plaoing
of a oontraot with the Uiohlgan Alkali Co., Edward Hill's Son
& Co.. Ino.. agonto, 64 Wall St., new York City, for 1600 tons
of 2000 lbs. eaoh, fused 76# Caustic Soda for Bhipraont in car¬
load lots in about equal monthly quantities, beginning Ootober
20, 1916 and ending December 31, 1916.
Price $2.26 per huiuVred lbs., baBis 60/?., E.O.B. V.'yandotte,
forms, net cash, 60 days from dato of each shipment, or
less IjS in 10 days.
(Shis Caustic Soda is for the Primary Battery Operation,
Silver lake.)
Mr. Berggren will note that I have secured Ur. Edison's
0. K. covering this oontraot and hold same in my possession.
Hfli.BB
H. 2. looming
Copies to Uesars. Edison,
Wilson, ilondoworoft, II
(/?^/s;weV^l!/jt/;y<t^ October 27, 1915.
Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison,
' a3/
! of your spent Sulphur:
: Aoid obtained after nitrat¬
doing this and we write now to aBk that you send us a
sample of about five pounds of the acid with the analysis
» have lost the memorandum
With best regards, I t
I
Oct. £8th. 1915
Mr. E. W. Preston, 'Press.,
Standard Essence Company,
Maywood , 14. J.
Dear Mr. Preston:
I regret my inability to answer your favor
of the 27th instant in Mr. KcPison’s absence. This comes under
the head of technical matters to which he attends to exclusive¬
ly, and I would not attempt to take any action in regard there¬
to . It ie with much regret that • I am obliged to answer in
this way, I trust it will not inconvenience you to await his
return, which will be somewhere between the first and fourteenth
of November. I am not informed as to the exact date as yet.
Yours very truly.
Mr. Edison:
This is one of the pile of papers you
had on the left hand side of your desk, and which
you cleared up Just before you went to San Fran¬
cisco'/ It has stood so long that there will he
no harm in keeping it until you come home, because
I want to consult you before replying to the let¬
ter.. .
We. cannot make them any proposition
on Aniline Oil for next year, now, as we are sold
up.
As to Earaphenylenediamine, we would
probably have to take up this subjeot through
young Solomon. Thus far, we have been selling
it direot to customers, except in the caBe of
the American Oil & Supply Company, and I wanted to
wait till your return and see what your polioy
is going to be about selling to the Trade.
MEADOWCBQFI.
October 29, 1915. j::
Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, Hew Jersey.
Gentlemen:
Two months have now elapsed singe the original advance
was made by the U. S. Appraisers upon your shipment of Benzol
through Rouses Point from the Dominion Iron & Steel Co. This
refers to Car 520.
Since that time this office has been communicating
directly and through Messrs. E. W. Myers & Co. with the
Dominion Iron & Steel Co. in -an effort to secure from them
some figures that would indicate the cost of production, this
being in our judgment the only line of proof which would afford
us any chance of success on the appeal to reappraisement that
was taken from the action of the Local Appraiser.
We have received several letters from the solicitors
of the Dominion Iron & Steel Co, promising co-operation, but
to date we have been unable to eecure any communication directly
from the Dominion Iron & Steel Co. We are consequently in
exactly the same position os we were two months ago, and in the
meantime the oar iB being held at Rouses Point and the time for
the trial of the case (November 17th) 1b fast approaching.
We could of course Becure a postponement from November
17th if neoessary, but from the present rate of progress it would
No. 2- Lab. of T. A. 15. - 10/2»A&
appear that the Dominion Iron & Steel Co. , in spite of their
fair words, are not inclined to aid us, and we aslc your udvioe
and instructions in the premises.
You must understand that the burden of proof is on the
importer and that this necessarily means that the affirmative is
with us and that we must do something to sustain our contention
that the entered values are correct.
Awaiting your reply,
7tS)oa(ifiKff <? Co. Site.
Cvsro/fs & fo/WARD/AG Ace/rrs
*;0,'cwat'”E?° 4-7 Pearl Street
■r. m. H. lieadoworoft, >WW YORK, October 30, 1906.
Aaeletant to Ur. Blison,
Orange, H. J.
tear Slri
Confirmlre telephone oonver cation of this morning, we are very much Pleased to
idviae you that we hava arranged with the ouBtoma authorities for the release of the
tank car aM you may at once arrange to dispoaa of the goods, being careful however
co send ue a four ounoe sample of the oontanta, together with the affidavit enclosed
completed.
yours faithfully.
H. F. Downing
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1915. Chemicals (E-15-18)
November
ao?. ist. 1915.
H. F. Downing & Co. Inc.,
47 Pearl Street,
Dew York City.
Gentlemen :
Your favor of the 30th ultimo has
been received, and I am much pleased to learn
that you have arranged with the Customs Author¬
ity for the release of tank car KTX 622. In
accordance with your instructions I am sending
you herewith an affidavit duly completed, and
also a sample of the Benzol taken from the car
in my presence.
Yours very truly,
AAssistant to Mr. Edison.
Enclosure .
American Oil & Supply Co.
Oils, Greases, Acids, Chemicals
52-54-56 Lafayette Street
Gentlemen:- Attention Mr. W.H.Meadowcrof t._ _ _ ^
As per the writer's telephone conversation with
your Mr. Head oner oft, we have purchased and hereby confirm
the purchase of Aniline Oil from you as follows: -
Ten thousand poundB during the month of May, 1916
and twenty thousand pounds during each month, June to Dec¬
ember inclusive, 1916, making a total of one hundred and
fifty thousand pounds in all, the price to be 50^ per lb.
f.o.b. your works, usual terms and conditions.
We have obligated ourselves to deliver on the
10th, 20th and 30th of each of these months in about equal
proportions and we would ask that you prepare to make de¬
liveries to us in the same way.
We are pleased to have been able to make this
sale and now understand that you have no more to offer during
1916. If there should be any more available, we would thank
vou to let us know as we undoubtedly could dispose of this to
CKB/B.
American Oil & Supply Co.
Oils, Greases, Acids, Chemicals
52-54-56 Lafayette Street
Newark,N.J.
November let, 1915
T.A.Edison (2)
P.S. The above quantity is in addition to the two
thousand pounds per week we have purchased of you over the
entire year, 1916.
Kindly arrange contracts for both lots and submit
them for our signature.
A.O. & S. Co,
Mot. End.
1915.
Burr Drug Company,-
Montgomery, Ala.
Gentlemen:
Our Mr. Kennedy handed to us your
favor of the 16th instant in regard to Carbolic
Acid Crystals. Our production up till next June
is all taken up under contracts, hut in order to
accommodate a friend of our friend, we will
squeeze out about five hundred pounds for you,
which will be shipped in two 250 pound galvanized
iron cans, - one this weekiand one next week.
We trust you will appreciate the fact
that this has been dono as a special accommoda¬
tion to a friend. We have not made draft. Our
invoice will follow in due course, and you may
deduct 1 % for cash.
Yours very truly.
Assistant to Mr. Edison.
1 14 NY H 46 NL
BESSEMERE ALABAMA NOV 4-15
F H MASON
- EDISON LABORATORY
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OR ANNE NJ
ROOF BURNT OFF OF SULPHATE BUILDING THIS MORNING BY-PRODUCT
EXHAUSTER (N THIS BUILDING ELECTRIC SPARK IGNITED GAS IN
BUILDING NO EXPLOSION ONLY FIRE EVERY THING DOWN
TWELVE HOUR 8 HAVE LITTLE1 GAS NOW AND AM RUNNING SLOW
SPEED EXPECT TO BE' RUNNING FULL SPEED TOMORROW SOME EXCjTEMENT.
G H OP DYKE ■
wy oisesale; ng ueGisjgi
Nov. 4th, 1915.
Mr. Wm. H. Meadoworoft,
Ascistant to Mr. Kdison,
Orange, H.J.
Bear Sir:
We are just in receipt of your esteemed
letter of the 2nd, and note that you will
squeeze out about 500 pounds Oarholio Acid
Crystals in 250 pound galvanized iron cans,
this week and next. We appreciate this
^Trf SSoSa^Tgreatl v r and upon receipt of your
invoice we will send you Hew York check promptly
to oover.
Please remember us kindly to our friend
Mr. Abb Kennedy, who during his visits to
Montgomery has spoken to us of you a number of
times.
With best wishes and again thanking you
for helping us out at this time, beg to remain,
Yours very truly,
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.,
Orange, N. J.
Attention
Gentlemen:-
I certainly hope that you enjoyed your trip
out to San Franoisoo and have come hack in the best of
health,’
I have not been able to see Vice President Backus,
and Judge Ruby of the Heroules Powder Company in regard to
the Toluol Contract, but this morning X had a telephone message
from them stating that Mr, Backus will be here again next week,
and that he will not mise the next chanoe to see me.
The daily reports from Woodward dated October 51st,
to Hovember 5th do not look quite right to me and I request
you to kindly look into this matter carefully onoe more and
telegraph the Manager of your plant to do everything to make
Toluol as fast as possible.
I take this opportunity to request that you kindly
reserve the toluol from the Cambria Plant until the Hercules
trouble is settled, because il they take a strong stand we
Thomas A. Edison,
might he ahle to uBe your toluol from the said plant to
our great advantage in settling the dispute.'
With kind regards.
Tours very truly,
wrttTERMTJNION
Mov. 10-th. 1915.
Woodward Iron Company,
Woodward, Ala.
Dear Sirs :
Attention of Mr. R. H. Banister.
Mr. Edison has just returned from the West and I have
talked with him in regard to the disposal of your Naphthaline.
Mr. Edison says he thinks he can sell all we both make,
and if agreeable to you will do so, remitting to you the full
amount received for your Naphthaline, as his selling expenses
will not be inereased.
He thinks you should charge him for the Naphthaline
the same price cer pound as he pays per pound of Solvent Naphtha.
The extra expense of purifying is to be paid by you and Mr. Edison
in proportion to the quantity of Naphthaline sublimed.
The Barrett Manufacturing Company supply 95% of the
Naphthaline for moth balls on long contracts, and we understand
have none to sell, but there are two or three concerns who use
Naphthaline to make Beta Haphthol which is employed in making a
red dye which can no longer be obtained from Europe. There are
other small users- The Naphthaline should be pretty white, other¬
wise the prices are very poor. Pure white is about 10 cents per
pound at present.
Yours very truly,
(signed) W. H. Mason.
Engineer to Mr. Edison.
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HitBui & Company, limited,
26 Madison Avenue,
How York City. Attention of Mr. fakaki.
Dear Sir;
deferring to yonr favor of the Sth
instant, X bee to say that Mr. Mason tells me
that the reports from Woodward indicate that
they will he able to obtain quite a good quan¬
tity of C. P. foluol from the crude and the
washed. It is- only a matter of a few days to
handle all this stuff as soon as they get ready
to do ‘it, and when the tank car gets down there,
it will give Mr. Opdyke more opportunity for
handling this material.
I expect to reserve the loluol from
the Cambria Plant for a while, and hold it ae
a flood in case of necessity.
Yours very truly.
> the y&riter 1 s conversation over ^
;f qV wo are inclosing herewith
Uon tests we have made on the
tf'your laboratories, also on
Cher manufacturers. You will
ii test on both samples #1 and
vou sent us. f|,h e results on these
o samples you notice are practically the sane.
v J" VA grower poM/ntage of the oil from the
0Wer manufacturers dis1«S.led over at the sane tempera¬
ture than did the oil wade by you. In order to make
ourselves clear on this natter we have mace a chart on
each sanplo, which we are inclosing, ana which sho’.vs
vou the difference. It is essential that we have an oil
of tie highest purity. As explained to you we are using
this material in naming a chemical •mixture which enters
into our output, and we are airaia tnat n there io the
slightest trace of nitro-bensole it will give us a Etroat
deal of trouble. "'o know that the importea oil that wo
have been using for tho past year has been entirely satis¬
factory to ns in every and the sample marked Naugatuck
is practically a duplicate of this oil.
Can yon furnish us a duplicate of these two?
We should like to hear from you as quickly as possible,
and we trust that yon can give us a quality exactly the
3ane as we have heen using.
Awaiting your reply, and thanking yon in advnnc<
for your attention to this matter, we are
^_¥cry truly yours,
COUP ANY
I/GMAK'
Gen. Factory Manager.
LTV/CF
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
Orange, N. J.
Gentlemen;-
Ia it possible for you to increase
your ■ shipments to us of Phenol to about S00 lbs.
a day until the close of the year, as we are
very hard pushed at the present time.
This surplus quantity would, of course,
be charged off the quantity of our oontract with
you, and we ask this accommodation of you to kind
of even up on your short deliveries to ub during
the summer .
If it is at all possible to meet ua in
this regard we would greatly appreciate it, and
now awaiting your early reply we beg to remain,
yours ver y truly,
MONSANTOJ3«B&5ICAL WQEKS.
Iiaoiu
INCORPORATED
Orange,N.«J..TJ.S.A. i
on Diamond Disc and Ambcrola Phonographs and Records.
EdisonHinetoscopcsandMolion Picture Films.
Edison Primary Batteries . Edison Kinetophones.
Edison DictatingMachines. Edison A.C.Reclifiers.
Hot. 11, 3915.
Mr. Edison.
Re cost of manufacturing of 3?. Phenol.
In order to find out exactly, what causes the variation m
expenses per lh of P. Phenol Irnede up the attached statement,
showing the different items during the time from March (when we
started hookeening) until September.
The statement gives detailed figures for:
1 Actual total costs per lh of P. Phenol
2 Expenses caused by higher prices for raw material
Z Total costs per lh of P. Phenol, in case the prices paid
for raw material during March, April and May would have
remained the same in the following months.
If we take an average from the first S months, we get a total
cost per 1 lb of P. Phenol of 27.08 cts. „ ^ . , .
This total cost shows a slight increase in June , July And August
dropping a tfkle under 27 cts in September (considering the total
cost as given in red ink, leaving aside the increase ctusea by
higher expenses for raw material.) _
The explanation for the slightly increased costs in June Jul,,
and August ismainly given by the fact, that we had to change our
method of distillation, so that we arrived at a higher point of
orys tali zati on?. Instead of having up to 2$ of water left in the
P. Phenol, as was the case formerly, we nov; distill the P.Phonol
so, the t hardly a fraction of 1$ of water is left. Our orystalization
point is generally near 40°C,often even higher^vhilst it used
to be H5°C or sometimes less. , , , . , _ .
Whilst an increase of the total cost, caused by higher prices
of raw material, cannot be avoided, it probably will be possible,
to manufacture somewhat cheaper by increasing the production.
WB paid for instance for labor in March 4.86 cts? in April 5.25
cts, in August 4.17 cts and in September 4.08 cts per lb P. Phenol.
DICTATED TO
TRANSCRIBED FROM THE EDISON DICTATING MACH I
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
Prices peia for materiel for manufacture of P. Phenol.
Maroh
April
May
June
July
Aug.
sipt
Benzol
•?5gal
'.S5gal
•?5gal
.?8gal
?8gal
. 60gal
.65gal
Vitriol
. 7Icwt
.7Icwt
.71cwt
. 98owt
. 98cwt
. 98cvvt
. 98owt
limestone
4. OOton
4. 00 ton
4 . OOton
4. OOton
4. OOton
4. OOton
4. OOton
Soda ABh
. 5?/icvvt
. 57/iCV/t
. 57&cwt
. 57^cwt
.57&wt
. 57&owt
. 57/^cwt
Caustic
1.58cwt
1.58cwt
1.58cwt
1 . 58cwt
1.65cwt
1. 65cwt
1.65cwt
Mr. Opdyke:
Hr . Edison wishes you to prepare a statement showing
all work, material, labor, that we expended upon the Carbolic Still
from Badger & Company in your Phenol Plant. As you will remember,
this still cost us a lot of money for extra work, etc. Mr. Edison
wishes to have this at your early convenience, and please have
attached to your statement either original or copies of bills paid.
V.'e are probably going to have a scrap with Badger’s
about this and the other still.
«. H. MEADOWCBOET .
Eovember 11th -1916.
Mr. Opdyke:
Kill you please sena to Prof.
W. R.Ornaorff, Cornell University, Ithaca, IJ.Y.,
by express the following samples, namely, l/2
pound x'aiiline Oil, l/2 pound Hitrobenzol, l/2
pound Paraphenylenediamine, l/2 pouna Aeetanilia
and l/2 pound Aniline Salt. There is to' be
no charge for these samples.
U. U. MEADOY.CROJfl.
JJov 11th. 1915
Hrof. W.R. Oradorff,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, H. Y.
Dear Sir:
Your favor of the 20th ultimo has
hee'n brought to my attention on my return from
California. Replying to your inquiry, let me
say that v/e use the Phenol with Formaldehyde
to make a resin for our disc phonograph records.
It is also used in the manufacture of Salicylic
Acid and Aeperin. It is also used in the Drug
Trade and our Government for making Picric
Acid.
I will send you some samples of our
chemicals for your Museum.
Yours very truly.
J^is^4^4ew/<£2ftw/Me(
_ November _11_, _ ,^?/_5_
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.,
Orange, H. J.
Attention of Mr. W.H,
Gentlemens—
Referring to my conversation of this
morning, I beg to enclose you herewith copy of
the specifications of Benzol and Phenol from the
Aetna people, whioh kindly treat as strictly
confidential, - — -
*" I shall be very much obliged to you if
you will kindly express your opinion about their
Phenol specification compared with your pure Phenol.
X propose that I will oommunicate with you before
we buy any Phenol from outsiders, or in other words,
I shall first oome to you when we require Phenol and
in case you do not care to sell any , I will then go
outside to buy.
Under these circumetanoes, I request you
to treat this information as strictly confidential.
Yours very truly.
ST:VC
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
STANDARD SPRf!TFICATIOIJQ FOR BENZOL AND PHENOL^
' V7
November 9, 1915.
The Benzol shall he of such a grade that when
submitted to distillation 90$ shall distill inside of
one and one-tenth degrees C. (1.1° O of the boiling point,
and 95$ shall distill inside of one and eight-tenths C.
(1.8° C.) of. the boiling point.
melting point
SOLUBILITY!”
ASH!-
DI STILLATI ON S*
38 to 43 degrees C.
5 grams dissolved in 100 co of distilled
water should show a practically clear
solution.
Not over .03$, determined as follows!
Ignite 5 grams in a weighed cruoible.
Phenol shall distill to dryness between
178 degrees C. and 183 degrees C.
November 11, 1915
Mr. Win. H. Meadowcroft,
Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison,
Lear Mr. Meadoworof t: -
We suppose since the return of Mr. Edison he has
been too busy to take up our letter of October the 27th in
-which we referred again to the use of the spent Sulphuric
Acid obtained after nitrating Benzol and which Mr. Edison
offered to the writer when last at your office. We are
just now making Inquiry for some extra acid outside of that
provided by contract by the General Chemical Company and would
like to consider the use of what you have, if you will supply
us with a good sized sample, and at the same time state^price.
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MEADOWCROFT , H ADDON HALL •
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flovember 12th. 1916.
Mr. Edison:
Mr. Hoffman was in this morning ana
was exceedingly anxious about the return of the
General Chemical Company’s Oleum ear. You will
remember talked this matter with you yester¬
day, and asked you to empty this car into drums
so that it could be returned right away. You
objected because you said it would eat up the
drums. He admitted that, but said that you would
be
be using it right up and it would/only for a
few days, and then they could be used for Carbolic
for export, and the drums would never be returned,
and so it would not irake any difference.
He haB been in this morning and is very
anxious to have this carried out, as he says it is
a matter of extreme importance, as the General
Chemical Company will stop shipping Oleum if we
do not return their cars.
I have instructed Opdyke to go ahead on
this basis.
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THOMAS. A. EDISON, rSSl'^ «y ^
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REFERRING YOUR INQUIRY REGARDING SHIPMENT CARBOLIC ACID CONTRACT 23233
FIRST SHIPMENT WILL BE REQUIRED AT INDIANHEAQ FOR MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSI
VES BY DECEMBER FIFTEENTH BUREAU HAS RECOMMENDED WAIVING I NS PECT I ON v..
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MATERIAL SHOULD BE REJECTED FOR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH SPECIFICATIONS
STRAUSS,
E RiSqijibb & Sons
MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS TO THE MEDICAL PROFESSION SINCE 1858
ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO E.R. SQUIBB &
o | / New York, Kov. 15, 1915^, ,
Jr... H. Meadowcrof t, «9« ^ ^ ^
My dear Mr. Mendowcroft:-
On our Carbolic Apid label, submitted to you
■ Carbolic Apid label, submitted to you
for your approval, you will note the statement * gtaminently dds- A——
gs£Ujz£- —
"Guarante^t^fWTe^.^1
"Guaranteed to Keep White
i whether, in your onflnion . it would notOje
jf •tf-'T
Pi cat ion , such as\; - \
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, if kept in this Glass Container, jkroperly Stoppered”. rT
We have
with your Acid and are
but if you can assure i
under all conditions! we woi
the statement on the label.
We leave this matter e
would thank you for your suggestions aA
unable to y-judge as to this de/tail,'
to'^eep^ite ,
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of course, piefer not to modify ^
i^h-ely in your handB and
in early date, which we
shall
Yours
:ery truly,
WOODWARD IEOH COMPANY.
November 15, 1915.
Hr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, 11. J.
Dear Sir:-
W e are in receipt of your favor of the 10th, written
by Mr. W. H. Mason.
Your suggestion that we charge you royalty on the
naphthaline you are making here at the same rate as we charge
royalty on the solvent naphtha is entirely satisfactory to us.
We also note what you say in regard to selling our
naphthuline for us, we to render invoices against you at the
price at which you sell it. This is entirely agreeable to us,
but it occurred to us that we might save you some work in your
office by having you send- us sales memoranda covering the
naphthaline you sell for our account and we bill direct against
the buyer, in this way keeping these items out of your account.
However, this is merely a suggestion. We appreciate your assist¬
ance in this matter and are, of course, anxious to handle the
account in the way that best suits you.
Yours truly,
WOODWARD IRON COMPANY .
rhb-b .
(signed) R. H. Banister.
Vice President.
FOUNDED 1818. ST. LOUIS
POWERS-WEIGHTMAKOSENGARTEN CO.
MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS
Ninth and Parrish Streets
November 16, 1916.
laboratory of
' Thomas A. Edison.EBq.
Orange, N. J.
Attention of Dr. William H. Meadoworoft
Gentlemen: -
IRON BY HYDROGEN.
Referring to our recent correspond, enoe on this matter,
particularly to your favor of October 21st In whloh you withdrew
the quotations you had made us, we now inquire as to what you propost
to do. We must settle the matter one way or another, and we would
muoh prefer to draw our supplies from you rather than to manufacture
the artiole ourselves. It is evident that if you feel Inclined to
supply us that your facilities may enable a very economical arrange¬
ment compared to our undertaking the manufacture of the artiole and
if our orders appear desirable to you we hope we may have the privi¬
lege of an early answer.
Very truly yours.
tanks a/8" metal, 76"- diameter
27' long over all dome has man hole In top dished head good for forty
pounds, pressure 190~ each ff. 0. B. Chloago. Sub jeot prior sale prompt
shipment . Tankage t
seedlnfely soaroe. Better take both while oan
get them. Will wire oar number six ordered 13th soon as possible.
UNIVERSAL IRON & SUPPLY COMPANY.
Hov. 16th. 1915.
Dominion Iron & Steel Co.,
Sydney, tfova Scotia.
Gentlemen:
1 want to call your attention to the fact that we have
not been getting our full quantity of Benzol. You will remember
that under the terms of our contract you were to supply me with
eight hundred (800) gallons per day, but as you were meeting with
some difficulties a few months ago, I voluntarily told you that
you might reduce my quantity to five hundred (600) gallons per day
for the time being. This would mean that I should be getting
fifteen thousand (16,000) gallons per month, but you have not been
shipping anything like that quantity.
1 must ask jrtiat you at least furnish me with the mini¬
mum quantity I have agreed to take for the present. I shall prob¬
ably want to have you ship me the full quantity of eight hundred
(800) gallons per day after awhile.
It is of great importance that I get at least this mini¬
mum quantity regularly.
Yours very, truly.
Hov. 16th. 1916.
Mitsui & Company, Ltd.,
26 Madison Arenas,
Hew *ork City. Attention - Mr. Sakakl.
Dear Sir:
Keferring to your favor of the 11th
instant, in which you enclosed copy of specifi¬
cations of Benzol and Phenol from the Aetna
people, Mr. Edison says that with the poor grade
of Benzol specified in such specifications they
cannot produce Phenol of a high quality.
Yours very truly.
Assistant
Ur. Edison.
Hov. 16th. 1916.
Mr. Donald McKesson,
Hew York Quinine and Chemical Works,
114 William Street,
Ilew York City.
My dear Mr. McKesson:
I am in receipt of your favor of the 12th instant,
and acknowledge receipt of one copy of the aniline Oil con¬
tract duly signed in behalf of your Company.
The report that we are making offers of Acetanilid
is not correct. We are making, only a limited quantity for
our own use, and jUBt non cannot spare any i|jSr sale.
Mr. Edison withes me to ask you if there is a short¬
age of Cinchona Bark. He thinks he knows where a large quan¬
tity of low grade hark can be had.
Yours very truly.
Assistant to Mr. Edison.
1
Hot. 16th. 1915.
Mr. L. 2. Vance,
Racine Rubber Co.,
Rac ine , Y,is .
Dear Sir:
Your favor of the 10th instant has been received, together
with your sheets showing distillation tests of Aniline Oil.
I beg to say in reply that our own tests only show a trace
of Hitrobenzol. We could not afford to redistill our Aniline Oil,
as our plant is pushed to the limit to keep everybody going. Y.o are
told from all quarters that our aniline Oil is the best in the mark-'
et.
Why do you not actually use half a drum in your process
and see how it turns out before anticipating trouble? You should
come to Eome decision about this very quickly, as I can only furn¬
ish you with Aniline Oil in accordance with Baraples, and if this
is not satisfactory we ought to know right away, so that we can
make arrangements about cancelling our contract with you for next
year, and give you an opportunity to obtain your Aniline Oil else¬
where .
Yours very truly.
Assistant to Mr. Edison.
Hov. 16th. 1916.
2. F. Sdmands & Company,
70 Kilby Street,
3oston, ilass.
Gentlemen :
Referring onee more to your favor of the 10th Instant
in regard to & few drums of .aniline Oil for the Pacific Mills,
I beg to say that to. Aldon called us up on the telephone, and I
arranged to let the Pacific Mills have one drum |||r week for the
next four weeks at 86^ per pound, ?. 0. 3. Silver lake, JH. J.,
drums extra. Vie wij.^ make the first shipment of one drum about
the end of this week, lie will ship to Pacific Mills, South law-
rence. Mass.
PleaBe do not let the news of this get abroad, as we
could not spare any for anyone else, as Mr. Edison wishes to
accommodate you by squeezing out this quantity.
Yours very truly.
Assistant to to. Edison.
Uov ember 16th.
1916.
Mr. Opdyke:
We closed a contract with the Pacific Mills, sSouth
Lawrence, Mass., for Aniline Oil for next year. They are bad¬
ly off for a few drums during the remainder of this year, and
under great stress X have agreed to let them have a drum a week
for four weeks at 85^ per pound, the first shipment to he made
this week end.
Kill you please, therefore, make a memorandum of this,
to ship oni drum a week, commencing this week end.
IV. a. MEADOW CHOl’T .
Kovember 16,
Mr. Meadoworoft,
Thoe. A. Edison, Ino,
Orange, N. J .
Shipment .of Carbolic' Apid;.
November 17, 1915.
In reference to carbolic acid for the Navy:
1. I talked with Admiral Strauss and Lieut. Caskey,
of the Bureau of Ordnance. They report they will be ready to go-,
ahead to manufacture "D" (their explosive) by December 15th,
and would appreciate it if the first shipment of carbolic could
be made in time to get to Indian Head about the 12th of the
month, at the latest. .1 think we had better go ahead and ship
as near to December first as is practicable. If you are a
few days late on the shipment, I can get any fines remitted.
2. It has been arranged for the carbolic to be in¬
spected at destination, Indian Head, with the understanding
that we will defray transportation charges both ways , in
case it becomes necessary to ship any of the carbolic back
to the plant. I told Admiral Strauss you would prefer to do
this rather than have anyone around the carbolic plant, and
it has been so ordered.
M. H. HUTCHISON.
T. F. EDMANDS & CO.
BROKERS
70 Kilby street
Boston, mass. November 17,
•ATTENTION MR. TffiADOWCHOPT.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir:—
Your two favors of the 16th received.
AWTT.Tmr. oil,. We will oertainly malce no
mention of the purohase and again we thanic you for
letting the Pacific Mills have the 4 drums.
Yours truly,
/~yr j s’-” ***
P. 0. Box 2120
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Ur. William H. Meadowcroft, >- Offt****^ **
C/o Thomas A. Edison, UV i .
My dear Mr. Meadowcroft:
I am in receipt of your letter of November 16th
and thank you for the information with regard to Aoetanilid.
With regard to Cinchona Bark, there is plenty of
Cinchona Bark on the Island of Java and fair stocks in Am¬
sterdam. Shipments from Java have been somewhat decreased
owing to the high freight rates, hut the only affect of this
is reducing the stocks on hand in Amsterdam and sufficient
supplies are obtainable for the Quinine factories, which are
somewhat limited in capacity^ ^der the present extraordinary
demands^ South American Bark, to which Mr. Edison probably re¬
fers, contains insufficient quantities of Quinine to be of
eoonomio value while Java Bark is obtainable.
Yours very truly, /
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Hov. 18th. 1915.
Powers-Y/eightman-Bosengarten Co.,
ninth and Parrish Streets,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Gentlemen:
IEOH BY HYDRO GEH .
Beferring to your favor of the 15th
instant, I beg to say that our quotations were
withdrawn because of the small quantity of Sul¬
phur contained in our Iron by Hydrogen.. If you
wish to take it as it is, we shall be willing
to supply you. If, however, you want Iron by
Hydrogen free of Sulphur (U. S. P.) we will have
to experiment further, and the price will be
higher than our previous quotation.
In our process of manufacture we use
Sulphate of Iron, and are not equipped to use
Chlorides .
Yours very truly.
Assistant to Ur. Edison.
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*e heS to enquire if you can furnish either Bensol | j ||
or Phenol for delivery next year, and if so ‘ 0 -
for what deliveries and quantities and at what
price.
Yours very truly,
EXPORT lEPARTUt
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• Nov. 19th. 1915-
ilr. J. V(. Aylswofcth,
2E3 Midland Avenue,
East Orange, fl. J.
Dear Mr. Aylsworth:
1 enclose a letter from iaugh-
lin, Duntar Company, Pittsburgh, Pa., in regard
to Ozokerite. I also send herewith the two
samples of Ozokerite which they sent to us.
Will you kindly return these, together with
Laughlin, Dunhar Company's letter and your an¬
swer to Mr. Edison's memorandum.
Yours very truly.
Assistant to Mr. Edison.
Enclosure.
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Thomas A>B«lBon, Inc., { 5 ) l J
Orange, N. J. ^,-S
Attention of Mr. ff. H. Beg£oworo£t»
Enclosed please find a letter from Germania
Hosiery Kills', dated the 18th instant. This letter is
in reply to mine in which I told them that if they
intended to take a final action, I will he prepared to
aocept their challenge through our lawyer.
They say that they want one drum the first of
the week <m ■*> and thereafter three drums per month. In
order to avoid trouble I certainly wish that you will
arrange to ship one drum early next week and then one
drum every ten days thereafter, eo that I will not have
anything to worry about.
I regret very much that my mistake caused you
a great deal of trouble, but hope you will comply with mj
request with the view to helping me.
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GERMANIA HOSIERY MILLS.
Philadelphia, November 18, 1916.
Attention of Mr. S. Takakl.
We are in reoeipt of yo.ur letter of the 15th instant and
note that you say in reference to the way we obtained contract for
Aniline Oil after our Mr. Arno Sarfert had called at your office,
also note what you say in reference to reselling same at a fabu-
loueferice in the open market, and beg to state that the oil which
we Sola in the open market was not the oil which we secured from
the Thos. Edison plant,' but was oil for which we had contracted
and which was not satisfactory for our purpose but having placed
the contract we had to take the oil in and the only outlet for
same was to resell it and the price we sola the oil for was very
near the price we paid for it, and to this we had to aad our ex¬
penses for handling.
How you can rest assured that'there is no Thos. Edison
oil leaving this plant with the exception of oil for uses in our
own mills.
In reference to speaking to the Secretary of the T. Edison
plant it was our Mr. Arno Sarfert who was in New York City at that
time but he is now on the road and will not be able to obtain any
information as to just what happened there until such a time as he
returns from this trip or when we can receive information by mail.
Now the oil which we have been receiving from the Thos.
Edison plant has been solely used in our 2 plants and we found same
to be very satisfactory, therefore sold our other contract which
we had received from another party.
Hoping this will clear up your view as to what the cir¬
culars were sent out for, we beg to remain
Yours very truly,
GERMANIA HOSIERY MILLS.
(signed) Harry Sarfert.
p. S. As to shipments of oil thould you be able to send us a
drum the first of the week we would be very well satisfied and we
have no intentions of going any further into the matter if we have
thl understanding that you will make delivery each week or at least
3 drums (900)poundsj per month.
If you desire the names of concerns for whom we are dye¬
ing we will send same upon request and thereby convince you we are
using this oil ourselves.
(Bigned) Harry Sarfert.
I
Mov. 22nd. 1915.
Butterworth- Judson Company,
60 Wall Street,
Mew York City.
Gentlemen:
■ Kef erring to the interview between your Mr. Burkin and
myself on Saturday last, I write to confirm the understanding and
arrangements we then arrived at.
Under my contract with you for Mixed Acids for use at
my Aniline Plant during the year 1916, I have already agreed to
deliver to you free one hundred twenty-five (125) tons of Spent
Acid per month, as part consideration of the purchase price of
Mixed Acids supplied by you to me during 1916.
At the interview between itr. Burking and myself on Satur
day last I agreed to sell to you all the remainder of the Spent
Acid coming from tie operation of my Aniline Plant during the year
1916, at eight dollars ($8.00) per ton, loaded into your oars at
my plant, you to furnish me with an Egg, as agreed. I now beg to
confirm this sale to you, and shall be obliged if you will kindly
write me in reply confirming this understanding and your purchase.
Yours very truly,
(signed) fhos. A. Edison.
We take pleaoure in confirming herewith our telephone
advice of this morning to the effect that General Appraiser Browiv
under date of the 20th instant, has rendered hie deoiBion in
the matter of your reappraieemente on benzol shipped by the
Dominion Iron & Steel Co. through F. W. Myers & Co, The decision
in question holds the correct dutiable value of the benzol to be
twenty-five cents per gallon less freight and consular fee, such
value being the value declared by you on entry of the merchandise.
The decision in question becomes final and conclusive
on all parties unless appealed from by the Collector before
December 1st. If such an appeal is taken we have strong hopes
of winning out before the Board of Three General Appraisers.
We shall follow this matter up with pare and Bhall
advise you of any future developments.
Very tru^/ yours,
JPB/fc
Hov. 23rd. 1915.
XI. P. Morgan & Company,
Export Department,
23 Viall Street,
Hew York City.
Gentlemen:
I am in receipt of your favor of the 18th instant in¬
quiring whether I can furnish either Benzol or Phenol for delivery
next year, for the French Government. Let me say in reply that
this inquiry comes too late, as X have sold the entire capacity
of both my Benzol ana Phenol Plants for the year 1916. I think
Benzol can he obtained from others.
I believe that the Phenol required could be obtained
if. the French Government would advance the money to erect Acid
aid' Phenol Plants, but in my opinion nothotherwiBe. They have
been wasting time for over a year on the Phenol-Picric Acid
business, and they do not seem to know how to get results.
Yours very truly.
/
Hov. 23rd. 1915.
Mr. B. H. Banister, Vice fresident.
Woodward Iron Company,
Woodward, Ala.
Bear Mr. Banister:
I am in receipt of your favor of the 15th instant
in regard to naphthaline- I have written to Mr* Opdyke, in¬
structing him to furnish you with memoranda of all naphthaline
shipped from the plant from time to time. On the basis of
these memoranda, will you kindly have bills rendered against me
for the royalty on the basis of eight (8) pounds of naphthaline
being equal to one (1) gallon of Solvent naphtha, that is to say,
the naphthaline should be billed to mo at 1 l/4^ per pound.
Herewith I return letter of your Mr. HilBon and two billB against
me for naphthaline at 2 4 per pound. Will you kindly have cor¬
rected bills sent to me.
In regard to selling your naphthaline, I think your
suggestion Is a good one, namely, that we should send you sales
memoranda covering the naphthaline we sell for your account,
and you can bill direct against the buyer. I think this will
be an admirable way of handling the matter.
YourB very truly.
Enclosure .
~^j,M"tufc/.?Jy</»<>f.
Thomas A, Edison, Esq. ,
Orange, H. J.
November 23rd, 1915.
Dear Sir:-
I am in receipt of your favor of the 16th inst.
calling attention to the faot that you have not been getting
your full quantity of Benzol.
Without entering into the question of the exact
number of gallons you were to get per day, and which was
the subject of several letters between yourself and our
President, I will point out that we have shipped your tank
oars in every case promptly on arrival. This applies, of
course, to after we got in- operation.
Our Traffic Department have been in communication
with your Traffic Manager asking for advice as to tank oars,
and we find that one oar was shipped to us on the 15th inst.
and there is no advice of anything further.
Wa will be very pleased indeed to ship you the
minimum quantity regularly and we only ask for your tank cars
to reach us in good time so that we may do so .
J'-'
Yours faithfully.
JPM/
,JFhe Bayer Company, inc.
117 HUDSON STREET
ARISTOL VERONAL
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PJROTARGOL
ELARSON RI9TIN
LUMINAL LUMINAL-SODIUM
ork, Nov. 23, 1915
. H. Meadowcroft, Esq-W ' ^V>
c/o Edison l/oratory M )
, n. j. p v
Mr. Simon* Just phoned” me that you are in need of
aspirin and I t&e great pleasure in sending you our new packing of
aspirin tabled. The small boxes are handy to be carried in the
pocket and ft course, may be refilled from the larger bottles.
h manufacturing aspirin in Albany, and this
/ manufacture has only become possible because Mr. Edison is delivering
to our Company through me the carbolic acid, which is the raw mater¬
ial for aspirin. It is generally recognized that aspirin is today
the most popular remedy and that larger quantities of it are used
than of any other drug, not excepting quinine. If it had not been
for Mr. Edison, this important remedy could not have been produced
to the great detriment of the sick and suffering of the United
States.
With kindest regards, I remain
Verjr^tru yours,^
Dr. H. Schweitzer.
10 bots. 100's
2 boxes 12' s
J
;!Se are in receipt ofj your favour of lltJu,^
inat., contents of which have our attention.^ j
In the event of your being able to obtain'?
than you require at 55 oenta per gallon,
would be glad if you couli make us an offer, as we
would be buyers of -2° Pur/e Benzol at 7X) cents
per American gallon, New; York, drums extra,
for deliver to June next/ year./ Possibly, we
might even pay a little /more.:
Under these circumstances, we would be pleased
to hear from .you" by cable, should occasion .arise.
iru.
liendel Samuel & Sons ,
157 Commerce Street,
bewark , li. J.
Sent le men;
The Iroh Borings that yon have been
delivering to our Aniline Ilant are very un¬
satisfactory and are not in accordance with
your contract. If you will please call at the
Laboratory and see Mr. Meadoweroft on Friday
ho will discuss the matter with you.
Yours very truly,
Edison Laboratory.
ilov. 24th. 1916.
Prof. Vi. K. Orndorff,
Cornell University,
Department of Chemistry,
Ithatfa, H. Y.
Dear Sir:
Replying to your favor of the
20th instant, I beg to say that farapheny-
lenediamine is on& of the chemicals we
use at our works hore in the making of disc
phonograph records. It is also generally
used by fur dyers for producing a black,
for which there iB no good substitute. It
is also used for dyeing purposes by manu¬
facturers of artifioal human hair.
Yours very truly.
REPORTING MARKS
Pennsylvania Tank Line
I / General Offices ^ y
The Thomas A. Edison. Company, \Jf
Orange, New Jersey. r
You are now leasing from us two (2) 10,650
'ion capacity Cars for the transportation of Benzol,
fa we are writing to ash if you would he interested in \ ^ (U
leasing additional Oars at this time? f fo'
We are in a position to name you an attractive ^
price and would appreciate your advising us hy return ^ ^
how many additional Cars you would he interested in, and ^ ^
we will then submit you our proposition in full and feel ^
sure same will he interesting. , / c\^C I
Thanking you in anticipation of a favorable
Yours very truly, k,. “V 1^ .
PENNSYLVANIA TANK EIHE. / ^ ^ l ^ '
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ATknr-tfmrn ■ (tBlhdto . Nov. 24, 1915.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, H. J.
Bear Air. Edison:-
This letter will introduce to you Air .
C. R. Johnson, who is in charge of our laboratory,
and who desires to arrange with your Company for a
modest supply of Paraphenylene-diamine , - for exper¬
imental uses at the moment hut which we may want to
use in quantity later.
Will you he hind enough to direct him to
the proper person for the information that he requires,
and oblige ,
office's i
45 Park Placo
NEW YORK
ST. LOUIS
MONTREAL
Main Works
RAHWAY. N. J.
MERCK GL CO.
MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS
NEW YORK, Nov. 26, 1915.
Plonso address your Orders lo "Merck Co., Rahway, N. J.” (our Works and
Q/rs/ Edison Laboratory,
We again respectfully refer to our recent
correspondence regarding various items on which you
quoted us some time ago.
Please be good enough to advise us if the
investigations of your chemists have been completed,
and if you anticipate being in a position to submit
samples at an early date>
Very truly yours,
Attested MERCK & CO.
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26 Madison Ave
Mew York, November 26th. 1916.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.,
Orange, N. J.
Attention of Mr. W. E. Meadowcroft.
Gentlemen
We thank you for your letter of the
23rd instant, advising us that you will take
all the pure Benzol coming out of your Woodward
Plant, up to the end of the year 1916, at the
price of 60^ per gallon.
Yours very truly,’
MITSUI & CO. LTD.,
by (signed) Shunzo Takaki.
ASST. MANAGER.
ST: VC,
They have succeeded, and are now turning out a produot which has
been nooepted hy physicians as equal to if not superior, to the
original 606.
Their work was undertaken for the good of humanity at
the suggestion of the Canadian Government. Up to the present time at
least, they have made no attempt to make money out of the invention.
My friend Candee tells me that there is an enormous demand for the
drug, physicians going to Toronto from all parts of the United States
in order to obtain some of it for their patients. He says that the
main difficulty haB been to procure the relatively small amount,
75 to 100 pounds a day, of Phenol which is required.
I thought that you might be able to help them, and in
mentioning the matter to Ur. Hutchison I learned that you had already
been approached by Ur. Van der linde in the same matter, but that you
had not felt satisfied with the good faith of his statement that the
Phenol would not be used for munitions. I therefore write to say
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to Mr. Ihos. A. Edison
Oats. lOV. 26, 1915.
Sheet no. 2
that Dr. Van aer linde is the accredited representative of Messrs.
Candee and Maoallum, who are doing business under the neme of the
Synthetic Drug Company of Toronto, and that if you see fit or find
it possible to let them have a small but regular supply of Phenol,
it will be used only for beneficent purposes. I know all about this
whole proposition and everybody in it. They are all right and
inspired by the highest motives. I think you will hear from them
again within a few days.
TH/gt
fflolnrs, (Eljpmtrala, ©tla attb fHmmtl prflimrtH
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99 John and 11-18 Cuvr Streets
'26/15
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The undersigned just returned from a trip Eas'
and learns from your favor of the 23rd of deliveries of
Aniline Oil on contract orders hooked.
While I appreciate the fact you are furnishing some
of this material to the Millville kfg. Co. and iirestone Tire.
& Aubher Company against backward deliveries, still the quantities
you are furnishing are much smaller than those which you re¬
peatedly promised you would furnish, the difference 1 assume
being due to the fact that after promising me repeatedly to make
more substantial shipments against back orders than you have been
making, you changed your plans and have been making deliveries to
other parties or against other orders you have booked.
If my assumption in this connection is correct, I feel
quite certain you v/ill realise' your actions are unfair to my
customers and self. In short, after receiving your repeated
assurances about more substantially catching up with back deliveries
than results showiai-, I assured my customers of what you had
promised and hove not been able to reconcile them to your failure
to make good.
They understand you are running to full capacity and
reason that by so doing, you should not only be able to give them
the monthly specified quantities as provided for in their orders,
but also to give them a substantial quantity against back deliveries,
on which you were short.
Please see and let me knov/ if you cannot make a better
showing on back deliveries so -that! I can convey encouraging
news you give me to customers to pacify them.
Thanking you in advance^-for any relief you con offer
for the embarrassing position of^customers and myself, I am
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<• y^yy/^yr/y' November 37th, .//// 5.
Mr. VI. H. Meadowcroft,
The Edison Laboratory,
Orange, II. J.
Dear Sir :-
Shipment of Phenol.
Tie learned from the telephone conversation which
we had with you yesterday that we wont be able to get the
next carload shipment of Phenol by next Friday, December 4th
due to your failure to obtain raw material for the manufacture
of Phenol on account of the congestion in railway transporta¬
tion, and we also learned you are trying to obtain affidavit
from the railway people for this mattex^adT
Tie do not want to push you too hard, knowing that -
you have trouble in getting the raw material, but we are -very-
anxious to fulfill our contract with our Government, and we
again numerate as below figures for your reference:
The quantity so far shipped is 170,831 Us. On
December 4th we should get one carload of about 35,000 Its.,
making a total quantity of 195,831 Its. to be shipped by
December 4th. There are only 33 working days left for this
To The Edison Laboratory - 11/37/15.
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year and the quantity to be shipped during that period should
* 137,169 Its. Therefore it gives a daily quantity of over
5700 Its. which is more than 6 drums per day.
*e know it is too hard to ship all of the remaining
quantity out during the contracted period. We are trying to
persuade the Government to agree to our shipment of 300,000 U..
during this year, postponing the shipment of the remaining
33 000 Its. to the first part of next year, and we are pretty
sure that they will agree to our proposition without insisting
upon our paying penalty for the delay.
In order to ship 300,000 Its. during this year, we will
have to a.t you to .hip at th. tate of .hoot 4700 I». P«
lay, aod .. -old appr.ol.te yool .vet, effort "■ ”llh
the above ..»tlo».d ®>antlty dull* the rest of the y.ai » that
we wont have to suffer any loss.
Thanking you in advance for your kind effort in this
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matter, we remain,
Very truly yours,
WEI Ft TON .WEST VA..CLARKSBURG .WEST VA.,
STEUBENVILLE, OHIO
GENERAL OFFICES
/ Hov. 29, 1916.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison, UUMW 1
”“r sir: ^ ^
V/o regret to state ^ha^te afe
any information regarding
The information we wrote yon a~bout 8 /■.{%?[ Jl<
22nd oame from an article in ^
paper, as follows:
"Martins Perry, Ohio, |ov. 20 -
SS 2%S“i tesTtT^7
operations through a lack of sulphuric i y*
aSid, the price of which has advanced, tacmwC -J"
as the war reduced the supply until weekB 1 •m0^
have been loBt to millB and employees (jtjJJ. *
through the shortage. Thomas A. Edison \ ,
and 1^0 nu^AM***.
has saved the industry, according uu
information received from Bellmont and
Toffsraon Gountv mills. He invented what -4"
is known as "Edison Compound" from ty-Pro^ucts^
of uowder mills, and as these are running full
time the supply is plentiful. The new method
is proving a success in making galvanised sheets
end tin nlate."
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Yours very truly,
Phillips Sheet & Tin Plate Company,
^Purchasing Agent.
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PURCHASING DEPARTMENT
Hov.29,1915.
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^ ^ .ffiv dear Mr. learning;
One of our people a clip¬
ping from the "Philadelphia Reeord"somet lioh was
Mr. II. T. Deeming,
o/o Thomas A.Edison.Inc. ,
New York.M.Y.
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headed "EdiBon Saves Tinplate hy an American Device", and
refers to a substitute for Sulphur io‘"Ao i d in compound form.
Do you know anything of this,
;/
. could you give me any in-
! ^ formation concerning it? / Knowing you personally, I
thought it would not Jb.e*'amis s to address you on this subject.
, , llf this is a commercial proposition, is on the market, and
\ ^ -inn oan give^me any data, it will be very mucljhppr eclated.
''With kind personal regards, believe me,
Sincerely yours.
JU V
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November 29, 1915*
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d\t Sir:-
\ Kindly refer to your letter of November 26th with reference
to 50o\ellons of benzol per day for ell of next year.
\ are not at the preeent time in poeition to quote on thie
benzol ae al^et^ are ,blo
The rising you for yoor letter, we are,
_ Lv • Youra truly,
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WOODWARD iROH/pOMPAHY,
iidUnt secretary
Mr. Shomas E. Murray,
ft H. F. Brady,
54 Wall Street,
Hew York City.
My dear Mr. Murray:
X suppose you will probably
receive the enclosed check for §15,000.00
to the order of H. F. Brady with as much
pleasure as I have in sending it. This com¬
pletes the return of the §05,000.00 originally
sent by Mr. Brady to Mr. Edison.
Yours very truly,
Assistant to Mr. EdiBon.
Enclosure.
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1915. Chemicals (E-15-18)
December
The Norwich pharmacae Company
STANDARDIZED PHARMACEUTICALS
Main Office and Laboratories
Thomas Edison, Inc. , /
East Orange, N.J. /
Gentlemen: ' \ S ?
.We have experienceVl-a4el<in attempting to use Carbolic
Acid of American production in our various' pharmaceutical products
difficulties with a disagreeable od^r resembling commercial dis¬
infectant. For the purpose of assisting us in the conducting of
thorough investigation, will you/4e good enough to send by express
for our account and at our expose 1 lb. bottle of your Acid. In
case the quality of your product is satisfactory, will you be
position to, as an accommodation, supply us a limited quantity, say
300 to 300 lbs. and at what price?
/ Very t±uly yours,
THE NORfftST^ASyWCAL OOMP^KJ
GLM: LM /
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WITH EMETINE
THE DENTIFRICE THAT’S DIFFERENT
IT NOT ONLY PRESERVES. BEAUTIFIES
AND CLEANSES THE TEETH. BUT ITS
EMETINE CONTENT
IS A PROPHYLACTIC AGAINST PYORRHEA
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Manufactured by
THE NORWICH PHARMACAL CO.
STRAUSS & HEDGES
Deoember 1, 1915
Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison, 4 y
Orange, New Jersey
Gentlemen:
We beg to advise ^fou that the
Government has appealed from the favorable
deoision of the Single General Appraiser in
the matter of your reappraisement on benzol
shipped by Dominion Iron & Steel Co.
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My attention has been called, to an article . .
in the St; Louis POBt Dispatch under date of the y}$*\ CeMia •'«-
26th ulto. entitled "Edison discovery saves the
tin plate industry. Inventor supplies safe and
handy substitute for Sulphuric Acid." No doubt v
you will be interested to know that letters Patentg. "r
of the United States numbered 702,050, dated
June 10, 1902, have been issued quite some years_^ J . X
covering this method or process. aB I assume
naturally that the compound referred to is nitre A
cake. fteEvT *
The E. I. duPont de Nemours Powder Co. . I .
are exclusive licensees for the sale of nitre cakej^* -•
to be used for pickling purposes and have for \
some years been selling large quantities of nitre.. «*/
cake for this purpose. The patent is one which O
I think you will find is rather well known among » fg V, ^
the manufacturers of explosives and has already
been sustained. ’ l
This letter is not written with the idea £~
of serving any notice of infringement upon you £*&-*-*
as the writer has no information which would
Justify such notice, but in view of your interest
in the matter and your apparent lack of informa¬
tion concerning the patent in question and the
use of the by-product as stated, it waB thought
that you should be informed in the premises.
Yours very truly,
0. )&JUL
Dec . 3rd . 1916 .
Strauss & Hedges,
12 Broadway,
Hew York City. .
Gentlemen :
I beg to acknowledge receipt of
your favor of the first instant advising
us that the Government has appealed from
the favorable decision of the Single General
Appraiser in the matter of our reappraisement
on our Benzol shipped by the Dominion Iron
& Steel Company.
Your letter has been. shown to Mr.
Edison, and he hopes that there will be no
very great delay in bringing this mattor to
a final settlement.
Yours very truly,
Assistant to Mr. Edison.
December 3rd. 1916.
Mr. Edison:
We have sold you 160 tons of Oleum over next year
at 1 l/8 cents per pound, F. 0. B. Hudson River^ Bayonne Works.
260 tons of 98$ Sulphuric Acid at 1 cent per pound, F. 0. B. ...
Works. 160 tons 98$ Sulphuric Acid which we have purchased
from Butterv.orth & Judson for your account at $40.00. X think
that the latter 7.111 he delivered at freight paid. We will
have the contracts ready for this material on 1'ueuday or Wednes¬
day of next week.
Sincerely yours.
December 5, 1915
Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, New Jersey.
Gentlemen:
Attention of Mr, Meadowcroft
Replying to your letter of the 3rd instant, we beg to
advise you that the appeal of the Government from the favorable
deoision of the single General Appraieer in the natter of your
importation of benzol at Rouses Point has been set for hearing
on Thursday, December 30th. This is the earliest possible date
on which we can be heard and we believe that a decision will be
rendered very shortly thereafter.
The decision thuB nade by the Board of Three General
Appraisers will be final and conclusive, no further appeal
being by law permitted to either the Government or the importers.
Very truly yours{ <
JVS/ll
Woodward Iron Company
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Blagden, Waugh & Co.,
4 Lloyd's Avenue,
London, B. C.,
England .
Gentlemen: £UBE BEHZOL:
I have received your favor of the
23rd ultimo, and v.ould say in reply that I
will he on the lookout for you in regard to
obtaining some pure Benzol from America.
If there is any opportunity of helping you
out I shall be glad to do so .
Your b very truly.
Dec* 6th
1915.
Mr. Stanley Doggett,
99 John Street,
Uew York City.
Dear Sir :
Your favor of the 36th ultimo came to hand in due
season and v;as laid before Mr- Edison. I mast ask your in¬
dulgence for the do lay in making reply, as we have been extra¬
ordinarily busy here the last few weeks, and our mail has
suffered accordingly.
Mr. Edison wishes me to say that we are doing the
best we can in regard to deliveries of aniline Oil, as we told
you iri|a previous letter, we are shipping the full monthly
quota that was contracted to.:.be supplied at this time, and
in addition we are sending something on account of the arrears.
• We are treating all our customers alike, and the
other customers are getting the some relative proportion of
backward deliveries that your customers are receiving. *e ao
not see how we can do any better than we are doing.
Yours very truly.
ABSiBtant to J.Ir. Edison.
Thos. A. Edison, Ino
Orange, N. J.
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. . Attention oPfe^W^. Ueado^croft. /
We beg to confirm the proceedings of the conference
at your office among yourself, Mr. Mason, Mr. Mingle and myself
and also beg to give you the figures for your reference.
The Heroules Powder Co. proposition is that they will
wait until February 1st, 1916 and that we are to do our very
beet to make up the deficiency between 130 gallons per day and
the actual quantity which we would have delivered by February 1st.
They are firm that since they agree not to insist upon their re¬
ceiving 150 gallons per day as per the contract, wemust bind
ourselves to deliver 130 gallons per day through* m- the contract
period, namely, June 35th, 1915 to December 81, 1916 even if we
4 I have to buy toluol from other plants outside of yours in Woodward.
Owing to our purchase of a large quantity of dynamite and detona-
tors, they really want to keep on good terms with us, and we trust
W that you will get your Woodward Plant through Mr. Mason to try im-
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increase in tanking capacity and other means.
Supposing that we cannot inorease the Woodward Plant
any more than 100 gallons per day, we will he oorapelled to ask
for your assistance to the following extent;
1.-30 gallons per day shortage of delivery from
Feb. 1st, 1916 to Dec. 31, 1916 (equals 334
days) 334 x 30 = . 6»680
3.- To make up 30 gallons per day shortage of de¬
livery from June 35, 1915 to Feh. 1, 1916,
(330 days) 330 x 30 . . -^jg-
At present the Hercules people stand firm that we must
make up the shortage of our past delivery, namely, 4,400 gallons
on the 1st of February 1916, and therefore we appeal to your gener¬
osity to Bpare us your Cambria Steel Plant's toluol as follows:
(We understand that your Cambria plant turns out at
least 140 gallons per day, and that your contract with J. P.
Morgan & Co. expires March 1, 1916 at the latest.)
37 days from March 1st to April 6th - 37 days X 140 gallons
equals 5,180 gallons.
After Anril 6th, that is to say beginning with April 7th, 1916
After tQ klndly *para UB so gallons per day until
Deoember 31st, 1916.
The prioe which will be paid for your toluol from
Cambria Plant is to be the same as the prioe of our oontraot
with Hercules, namely, $3.18 per gallon. However, we have to
pay 13$ per gallon commission, and therefore we will arrange
so that you will sell that muoh toluol direct to the Hercules
the full $3.18 per gallon. (If we sell your
people and reoeive
To Thos. A. Edison, Ino. - 13/6/15.
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Cambria Plant toluol in our name we will be oompelled to pay
13£ per gallon commission, and therefore it is more advisable
for you to make the contract direot with Hercules.)
Of course we will do our very best to obtain a better
proposition from the Hercules people, and we will work on it in
co-operation with Mr. Mingle, but trust that you will be good
enough to agree to the above request of ours and we will continue
to negotiate with the Hercules people so that we might be able to
out down the amount of toluol we have to obtain from your Cambria
Plant.
If you do not wish to make the contract direct with the
Heroules people we will get some other party to do it for you and
we will hold ourselves absolutely responsible for the payment.
Thanking you very much for your kindness in offering
your assistanoe to save us from this trouble, and with kind
regards,
ST/KN.
Dominion Steel Corporation, Limited
Dec* 6, 1915
Thomas A * Edison, Esq.,
Orange, 1T.J.
X have yours of the 3rd inst* in the matter
of nitre cake for pickling purposes and will
for the past thirty years.
It is apparent to me from your letter
that you misunderstood my previous communication*
In toat communication I stated that I assumed
that you did not know of the patent of my client
on the theory that if you did know of it^there
would be no. occasion for the article in the *
Louis Post Dispatch referred to* The point ^is
aimnly this: 1 I believe that my client has, a
valid patent covering the pickling ofironbythe
,1R~ of nitre cake. The article in the St* Louis
Poet Dispatch might lead the trade to suppose
that you had a competitive process °r
were the inventor of the prooess and in
affect the rights of my clients* I understand
now however, from your letter that you knew
nothing of the article, but this seems to deepen
the mystery , and of ciurse I will appreciate
any further information you can let me have,
and in the meantime, remain,
(fXbMZXi R ■
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FILE No.
National Lead Company
ST. LOUIS BRANCH
SUBJECT • . ■■
f Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
TO ( Orange,
\ New Jersey.
FROM WALTER M. LOWRY, DATE Deo. 6, 1915.
Dear Sir:
We note an article published in the St. Louis Post
Dispatch dated Pittsburg, November 27, stating that you have
recently discovered a substitute for sulphuric acid for the
pickeling of steel. "The writer mentions this as "Edison's
Compound" put up in cake form, the cakes to be dissolved in
water to produce a pickeling liquor.
We are users of sulphuric acid and would be pleased
to have you forward information as to where "Edison's Compound"
oan be obtained.
Mr. William H. Meadowcroft,
Assistant to Mr.. SdiBon,
Orange, N. J.
My dear Mr. Meadowcroft
I acknowledge receipt of your favor of the
3rd inst. and take note that you hope to he able to
furniBh ub, beginning with January, 200 pounds of Phenol,
per day. - As soon as you can make a further increase
in these deliveries, I truBt that you will let me know.
As previously informed you, our requiroments
during normal times were somewhat like 250,000 pounds
per year, but, of course, with the present upset conditions,
it is very hard to say what our actual requirements are.
Nevertheless, I wish to repeat that they are far greater than
200 pounds per day and X therefore trust that you will soon
be able to make further increases in your deliveries.
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i'he .Norwich Pharmacal Company,
Uorwich, h. Y.
Gentlemen:
I am in receipt of your favor of the first instant,'
in regard to Carbolic Acid, and in accordance with your re|uest
1 am having e-nt to you from one of my Carbolic Plants a pound
sample, fhis will be forwarded by express, and there will be
no charge for it. I slit 11 be greatly obliged ro you if you will
let mo know if there is anything wrong with my production.
I have contracted for ill my output for this year and
part of next year, let mo say for your information, however, that
the American Oil & Supply Co., 5£ Lafayette Street, llewark, XI. J.,
are supplied by me under contract, and they may have some to sell.
Yours very truly.
CONTRACT
AMERICAN Oil & SUPPLY COMPANY
Selling Agent for the General Chemical Co.
Newark, H. J. December 7th ,1916.
THOMAS A. EDISON, Orange, New Jersey,
Hereby purchases, and agrees to receive from the American Oil & Supply Co.
a corporation, and the said American Oil & Supply Co., hereby sells to
Thomas A. Edison, the entire quantities of Sulphuric Acid herein specified
required by said Thomas A. Edison for his own use and consumption in
factory located at Silver Lake, New Jersey during the period from January
1st, 1916 to December 31st. 1918 inclusive, and from year to year there¬
after unless written notice to the contrary be given by either party at
least six months previous to the date on which any such yearly extension
is to commence.
ssk ssr f -
livered during the previous year, plus 10%, except a
T^eonsideration of there being no minimum quantity named
{J this ^contract the Buyer aglees to purchase his supply
exclusively from the Seller, over the period named except
during year 1916 f
QUALITY. Commercial Fuming Sulphuric Acid, averaging 20% Free S03
DELIVERIES. jgr|ey^einBap^oximately"equalSmonthly quantities°through-
out the period of the contract.
PRICES. Fuming Sulphuric Acid 20% Free S03 $1-12 l/« Per 100 11,6 '
basis- 20% Free S03
Terms, net cash in thirty days from date of invoice.
Hegular conditions.
Accepted.
Accepted Thos. A. Edison.
0 0 H T RAC T
Office of
OjS'lo
Hew Tork, H.Y. >
(Dated) December 7th, 1915.
THOMAS A. EDI 3 CM , INC . , Orange, Hew Jersey. «
Hereby Purchases. a corporation^
The said General Chemical Company hereby sells to Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
The entire Quantities of Sulphuric Acid, herein specified.
Required by said Thomas A. Edison, ino. for its own use and consumption
in factory located at Silver Lake, Hew Jersey. During the period.
»«- «.
rra sas srsrss S2j£
XJ £.•£?
During the succeeding years of this contract the annual quantity
shall not exceed that delivered during the previous year, plus
I^consideration0of0therePbeing ho minimum quantity named in this
contract, the Buyer agrees to purchaseitsaupplyexclusively fro
the Seller over the period named except during year 1916.
Quality Commercial Sulphuric Acid, averaging 98$.
Prices Sulphuric Acid 98$ 41.00 per 100 lbs. basis 98$
Terms, Hot Cash In Thirty Days less 1$ for cash in ten days
Deliveries ^^^^^""m^m^^tiWes Sgh^e’perVof the contract.
Conditions t Paymnet H treated^raeparate'^rindependent contract, but
Ea„th s mmiTr^ofYrder! purchase or payment -dor this or
mv, oaP* TfLSCr^rles on this contract, except for cash.when-
T Tver LneUer for aS^reason shall have any doubt as to the buyer* a re-
^rSsSSS21s2:jS'i:SA,s:-
“ rtSS&WSSSSSSsrtt
. - - -
ten days before time of shipment.
Aocepted
THOS.A.EDISOH,
presdt.
• Deo. 8th. 1915.
Merck & Company,
46 Park Place,
Hew York City.
Gentlemen:
Referring to our correspondence since October 1st, and to
the telephone conversation this day between your Mr. Kerrigan and ■
my Assistant, Mr* Meadowcroft, I think it will bo well to Bum up in
this- letter the quotation we have heretofore made you on various
chemicals .
Red Oxide Iron C. ?., 16 cents per pound.
Iron by Hydrogen C. P. Grade A, 28 1/2 cents per pound
" . " " C. P. " B, 29 cents per pound
Mercury Oxide, 1.79* cents per pound.
Sulphate Cobalt, 60 cents per pound
Hydrate Cobalt, §1.54 per pound.
She iron products are made from special Swedish iron, triple
crystallized. All these chemicals are of great purity, as your tests
will show. I would say in regard to the Iron by Hydrogen that it 1b
C. P. except that it contains two-tenths of lfr of -Sulphur; due to the
fact that we make if from Sulphate and not from the Chloride- We
would say forlyour information that we are Belling it to other chemical
houses notwithstanding this small percentage of Sulphur. Aside from
the Sulphur., it is the purest iron in the market. . ■ '
I have instructed our Works to send you samples of all the
above products. Eheae will be addressed to your Mr- Kerrigan, as ar¬
ranged over the telephone.
Yours very truly, '
December 8th. 1915.
Mr. Miller:
Will you pleate send to Mr. Kerrigan, Merck &
Company, 45 Park Place, Hew York, half pound samplee of each
of the following:
Ked Oxide Iron,
Iron by Hydrogen, Grade A,
" " ” " B ,
Mercury Oxide,
Sulphate .Cobalt,
Hydrate Cobalt.
Chore has been a good deal of delay in taking up these
matters with Merck & Company, so I want these sauries shipped
out very promptly, tomorrow if you con.
Merck & Company are well aware that there is Sulphur
in our Iron by Hydrogen, but they want the samples just the
same. Please give this your prompt attention.
■&L*L f~/6~
Cl^cLo-oO ,
. Unl^.
i-iu S^. Tiiv-^A .
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Dec. 8th. 19X5.
Dr. Theodore Weicker, Vice President,
E. B. Squibb & Sons,
78 Beekman Street,
Hew York City.
My dear Dr. Weicker:
I am in receipt of your favor of the sixth in¬
stant, which I have Bhown to Mr. Edison. In order to avoid
any misunderstanding, let me say that we cannot necessarily
begin deliveries of the 200 pounds per day early in January,
but expect to begin sometime during the month. By reason of
Borne contingencies which we were entirely unable to control,
our contract shipping requirements in January will be exceed¬
ingly heavy. We shall begin the deliveries of 200 pounds a
day as soon as possible. In February and March we can increase
a little, but after March, and for the remainder of the year,
we might be able to take care of you to the full extent of your
requirements, up to, say 250,000 pounds per year.
I think, if you will allow me to suggest, it
would be to the effect that you kindly look into the matter and
see what your requirements will be for next year, as we are now
arranging to make our contracts. Kindly adviBe me at your early
convenience.
Yours very truly.
Deo. 10th. 1916.
Woodward Iron Company,
Woodward, Ala.
Gentlemen:
lief erring once more to my in¬
quiry about Benzol for next year and to
your reply stating that you have contracted
all you are able to make, may I trouble you
once more in the matter to aek if you will
kindly let me know how long your Benzol con¬
tracts run.
Yours very truly,
y/Mur//r/s^ . _,
7/i/?rmba$
10, 1915.
3 thank you for information
Ir. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, H. J*
)ear Sir:-
Your favor of Dec. 6th to hand, and i
contained oonoerning Seydel Mfg. Co.
oot, that you .ro maltin' • -all vuattm of .oot.to of
sad, daily and —1. «• to »*c you a Proposition regarding *”
sane. arc constantly in the -riot for this natorlal. and hav.
accordingly aslod your »r. U.ado.oroft to fomard u. a .»plo- « *“
quality is satisfactory no 111 *• Pl«»* '» «“ «“ ”P ’1,h y“U‘
Yours very truly.
y truxy,
''sfjjL %' h
cember 10th. 1915.
l'°”‘ luMeTti ■*+H*Z'
V;. £ . Gray & CompaAjr/callea me up this mroning. (y
Y;. £. Gray & Companjr/called me up ti
You v.ill remember that a few days ago when v;e v
we called their attention to the fact that you
a little Acetate of Soda every day. They askec
i tell them the exact amount.
They want us to send a sample*
; to make a definite^pro'position e
market was fluctuating, 'and it is very much higher than
normal.. They spoke of making you a proposition to sell it
for you-'on a certain basis and suggested that we hold what
we'' have got until they have seen our sample, as they might be
able to move all we have on hand very quickly.
MEADOW'
^JbLb
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, H. J.
My dear Mr. Edison:
In regard to the Toluol Production at Woodward and
Johnstown Plants, I beg to submit the following:
WOODWARD PDADT
.1- - The Woodward Plant started operating May 31st, 1915.
Pure Toluol shipped September -8022
" " " December 2nd ‘-8304
Estimated production Pure Toluol /2341 ''
from stock December 2nd V _ _
Total Hay 3l - Dec . 2 = 183 days 18667
Which is equivalent to 102 gal. per day.
As the plant was delayed considerably in June, July,
and August due to water trouble, we should be very conservative in
estimating 102 gallons per day.
JOHHSTOWM PLAHT.
Stock Pure Toluol on hand July 3rd 560
Estimated production Pure Toluol from crude stock
July 3rd 3890
Total Pure Toluol July 3rd. _ — 4460
Shipped July 28th - 2542
" Aug. 25th - 3664
" Sept. 18th - 3192
" Oct. 20th - 4406
» Nov. 24th - 4936
Estimated produc¬
tion from stock
Dec. 2nd - 11021
Total— - — - 29761.
.Stock on hang; 4450
25511'
Lesg_stoc
VW3
Total production Pure Toluol July 3 to Dec. 2 = 152 days
= 25311 gallons .
= 166 galons per day.
‘gage two-
As thCarJwas a comparatively small output i’n July and
August, I think you can conservatively estimate the production of
Toluol at the Johnstown Plant as 166 gallons per day.
As the operations of the coke ovens, water ana power
supply are beyond our control, a change in present methods might
affect the£SCestimates materially.
Yours very truly,
Every Wednesday
Weekly Drug Markets —
D. O. HAYNES & Co. The Soda Fountain
Publishers *fiSS$£sSt£X‘
- -itSSss*
and students No. 3 PARK PLACE, NEW YORK
Att: Mr William H Meadoworoft
New Yor4 Jeoembe:f 1X» x3±ls
We are very anxious idget an aoourate line on tlie
development during th^paet year in the manufacture of
phenol in the United States. We desire this information
for our Annual Review Humber, published early in January,
in whioh we shall review the drug and ohemioal markets
for 1915. The increased produotion of phenol bearB some¬
what important relation to the fcntire market.
We would greatly appreciate a letter from you telling
us what your Company has done so far, and what you contem¬
plate being able to do in the manufacture of phenol. This
information wife would like to use with or without your name.
Your name will positively not be UBed in connection with
any information you give us if you do not wish it. We pre¬
fer however, to be able to use the name of your Company to
give authenticity to anything that we may; say.
If for any reason you do not care to give this information
in a letter, would it be agreeable to you to have one of our
representatives oall to see you, and if so what would be a
proper and convenient time?
JT
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Thoraas A. Edison, Inc.
Orange, N. J.
Gentlemen:- f
Your Mr. Ueadowor^t transmitted your message
to me this morning to the/£ffeot that you can most likely
obtain 19 gallons more Toluol , 140 gallons more of Benzol,
and 9 gallons of Solvent Naphtha, per day if you put in
another set of pumps with another Hirtzel Steel, at the
cost of approximately $5,000.
We also understand' -that it will take between
40 and 50 days to install them, -
We heartily endorse your suggestion and request
you to make this instalment at your earliest oonvenienoe and
oharge the same to our joint account.
Thanking you for your close attention, we are
Yours very truly,
December l^th. 1915.
Hr. C. H. Opdylce ,
% Woodward Iron Co.,
Woodward, Ala. .
delivery. arid suggestions as to- what you require for
installation. .
W. H. MASOH .
fp4l
IfM
^4 3 * % Laborgt
Laboratory of
tTlfimnas A. Edison,
VS 5 Orange , N . J .
December 13, 1916.
^ ^ ^ Attention - W. H. Meadowcroft.
^ "c^ jT^Gentle^en :
^ ^ 4 iL We are anxiously awaiting report referred
;^4 *t$K |fb in your letter of the 29th ult. It would be a
2 $ \ A &reat accommodation to us if you could send this to
X "is within the next day or so.
^ within the next day or so.
At .y--*. Trusting you can conver
1 rc) ™ this request, we remain
' Yours very truly.
i conveniently comply with
E. B. BADGER & SONS COMPANY.
PER
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BABY CAEEIAGE AND GO-CAEY ROBES
MEN’S FEE AND FEE LINED COATS
AUTO E OBES_,_J B E _E B G S. etc.
12-14-16 So. Market Street
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Thomas A. Edison, (y U-- U-> -*’*'*£ ( f $ . — -
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We refer to a letter received from you sometime ago in
you elaimed that you were manufacturing Pamphenylenediandne and that
by this time you would be increasingjfou^oujput^f^he
Will you kindly let us what you are doing on this and .
whether you are in a position now to sell jis some
2500 pounds if it ie right. To v>«>
■" . . . . . _ _ tin ner 100 i /
Awaiting your kind reply, we remain
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Mr. Thomas A. Bdison, j
West Orange, H. J.
My dear Mr. 3d is on: -
During my last visit you in¬
formed me that you had some time ago discovered
at some temperature finely, divided iron would
fix Hydrogen and nitrogen as one of the Ammonia
compounds. Having spent so much time on the
subject of the fixation of nitrogen it immedi¬
ately arrested my attention. Have you ever
attempted to patent the same, if not, why not do
so now, it might save to this country a great
industry.
«HV'
If your time is too much
taken up, no doubt there is plenty of assistance
to be had.
Very truly yours.
y$£iw,u„>-.
December 14th, 1915. stingy.
oi^
Orange, H. J. go#
Thomas A. Edison, Esq,
Bear Slr: AtSL
We are very pleated to note from your letter
6f the 10th Instant, that you have gotten over the diff¬
iculty which oonfronted you in the case of shipments in
carB 5&1 and 519, and that the trouble was that these
shipments contained to muoh Benzol HeadB instead of
Toluol. We are reasonably Bure you will have been well
satisfied with our last shipment and needleBB to say it
will be our endeavor to meet your requirements in every
possible way.
Yours faithfully.
1)800101)61 15 th. 1916.
Mr. Kammerhoff:
..Thomas A. Edison, Inc. get from
us a drum of Benzol a week for use in the Record
Department.
They now want to have 3 drums every
2 weeks. Mr. Edison says it is all right to let
them have it.
, W. H. MEADOWCROFT .
arrange to sell this. I presume that Mr .
Edison will not want to add any further opera¬
tions made on it, bat would probably want to
offer the product just as it oomes.
Yours very truly,
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
ROCHESTER, N.Y.
Deo. 16, 1915,
D. 0. Haynes & Co.,
3 Park Plaoe,
How York City.
Gentlemen
Replying to your in¬
quiry of the 11th inst. in regard to phenol
manufactured by me, let me say that I have
two factories, one of which manufactures
about 7000 pounds daily and the other 6000
pounds daily. The latter will have a ca¬
pacity of 9000 pounds daily a little later
on. The whole of this phenol is used in
the United States, and none exported as
phenol, or in the form of Pictceio Acid.
You are at liberty
to use gy name in connection with this state¬
ment.
Yours very truly,
Deo. 16th. 1916
A. Hoenigsberger, Esq.,
12 £o. Market Street,
Chicago, Ill.
Dear Sir:
Replying to your favor of the 13th inBtant, we beg
to Bay that we are now manufacturing Paraphenylenecl iamine in
a larger quantity than we were at the time of our previous
communication, and we could arrange to let you have 26 to 60
pounds occasionally at §4.00 per pound. We are aware, of course,
that this is a high price, but the prices of raw materials have
gone up enormously, and we have to pay more for labor. In this
connection we may also remark any Bmaller quantities we are
getting §6.00 per pound. As we are only making a very moderate
quantity, and have demands for more than we can fill, it is all
furnished on a basis of spot cash, leBB 1$ discount.
Our product is spoken of very highly by the users,
and the fur dyers around here are using as much as we can sup¬
ply them with. We. are sending you a two pound sample by ex¬
press.
lours very truly,
Edison laboratory.
Dec. 17th. 1916 ■
General Chemical Company,
25 Broad Street,
Hew York City.
Gentlemen :
I have a contract with yon for 700
tons of 98c/. Sulphuric Acia, deliveries as called
for over a period of one year, from March 1st,
1915 to February 28th, 1916. This is for my Ben¬
zol Plant at Johnstown, Pa.
I trust you will bo able to renew this
contract for another year after its expiration.
It is only a comparatively small quantity, but I
thould be very seriously inconvenienced without it,
X am very anxious to get all theBe mat¬
ters closed so bb to relieve my mind of them, und
in anticipation of hearing from you favorably, I
remain.
Yours very truly,
C. H. Opdyke ,
Woodward Iron Oo.,
Woodward , Ala .
•See Mr. Woodward. or Mr- Banister and find out whether you
can borrow three coolers which we would return immediate
in case of breakdown in their plant and would. alsa replace
anyway as soon as we can get new ones. By doing this we
should he able to get the extra Hirzel running in about a
month. Wire answer.
W. H-. msoH.
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Hear .Admiral Samuel I.loGowon, U. 8.H.,
Paymaster General,
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts,
Havy Department,
Washington, D. C.
SUBJECT - Contract 25233, Schedule 0057 ,
Class 272, Carbolic Acid.
1. Under the above mentioned contract, dated April 5, 1915,
between Thomas Alva Edison and Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
United States Havy, a total of 270,000 pounds of crystal carbolic
acid is called for, in equal monthly quantities of 11260 pounds
for twenty- four succeoslvo months.
2. By reason of the fact that the Bureau of Ordnance Has
not equipped at Indian Head for the manufacture of explosive D,
it was agroe'd that shipment of any carbolic acid would be deferred
until about Deoombor fifth, 1915, seven months after the date
when deliveries were to have fess» begun. .
3. Under date of Hay 8th, 1915, Hr. Peoples wrote:
"....The terms of delivery under your contract
are hereby modified to require the initial
delivery to be made December first, 1916,
deliveries to proceed thereafter at the rate
of eighteen thousand pounds por month until
the 270,000 pounds of carbolic acid are de¬
livered within two years after the date of
the contract an stated."
Aoting on the information contained in this letter, and without
figuring it out. Hr. Edison made delivery of 18,000 pounds on
Deoember third.
rery scarce article with us, with
a very large uemauu, «. u».Aet price of from $1.10 to §1.25
per pound, Mr. Edison is anxious to^Tulfill bis oontract with
the Bureau as to furnish a proportionate quantity represented
by a total of seventeen months in which to deliver 270,000 pounds
or a total of 16,882 pounds per month.
5. Tho first shipment of 18,000 pounds will bo waived tho
excess amount ovor 16,882 pounds to be deducted from tho last
month's shipment, in April. 1917, but Mr. Mis on respectfully
requests that the monthly shipments hereafter be set at approx¬
imately 15,882 pounds until tho contract is filled.
6. Inasmuch as tho oontraot was dated April 6th, Mr. Kdison
respectfully requests that time of delivery fob cars Silver -ake ,
J. -be get as not later than tho fifth day of each month. It
would bo an impossibility for us to sot out 16,802 pounds for
shipment January first, but wo could do so without any difficulty
for shipment January fifth.
Hospoctfully.
Ohiof Engineer to and
Poroon&l representative of
Mr. Thomas A. Kdison.
ce-a
Deo. 20th. 1915
S'. Vi'. Myers & Company,
Bouses Point, II. Y.
Gentlemen:
Mr. Edison wants me to ask you a ques¬
tion on a point as to which he would like to have
some information.
He would like to ascertain if any, and
how much Benzol other than that consigned to us
has passed into the United States from Canada.
If you canno t'ivanswer ' this question broadly, can you
tell him how much Benzol, other than ours has
passed into the United States from Canada through
Bouses Point.
Yours very truly.
Assistant to Mr. Edison.
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
December, 21, 191b.
r your note referr
f Benzol, following
shows quantity used based on present Production of £0,000 per day.
25 Gals per day mixed with Amber Rosin 6. Oil Black for coloring
Plaster of Parish.
1+ Gals per day dissolving rubber for cushioning
x“ Gel ner day cleaning rubber from the Cushioning B™snes .
2 Gals per day Cleaning Label and Pront end 0. record.
1 Gal ner day clean ins Grease coating houlds Suorea -n
Mould Vault .
2 Gals per day cleaning and polishing cylinder Sub-Master Moulds.
.,1 32^- Gals. Benzol used per day
_ 6 Working Days per week
1925 Gals Benzol used per week.
105 Gals per Drum
? Drums per Week.
210 Gallons
American Oil & Supply Go. JJ
Oils, Greases, Acids, Chemicals
52-54-56 Lafayette Street
Newark, N.J. Deo. 20th, 19
Mr. T. A. Edison,
Orange, N. ■
Dear Sir:-
We wish to advise that we have received rather
Attention Mr. W. H. Meadowcroft.
a seriouB complaint from our customer the Bayway Chemical
Company with reference to the quality of the Solvent
Naphtha shipped them from the Woodward, Ala. plant.
The material which we have Been selling them
from the Johnstown plant and the samples which we submitted
when we secured their business tested 90# at 160. The
material from Woodward tests 79# at 160.
Will you please take this up with the proper
authorities and have us advised promptly what information
we can give our customer as they have only used three drums
from the Woodward shipment and are holding the balance
.waiting to hear from us.
Will you also please refer to our previous
correspondence with reference to the different unit of
billing used by the Johnstown and Woodward plants. The
Woodward plant are billing us 7 l/4-lbs. of Solvent Naphtha
to the gallon and the Johnstown plant 7.1,_lbs. to the gallon.
Yours very truly,
American Oil & Supply^
AEJ/T
your consent to put our own man in your Carbolic Acid Plant
to learn how to manufacture it, we must first find out if it
would pay us to build such a plant in Japan, and for this rea-
eon I have consulted with Mr. Tsutsumi whom I introduced to
you last week, and prepared the following questions to ask you:
a.- RAW MATERIALS.
1.- Pure Benzol:
(a) What is the specification of Pure Benzol
which you use for the making of pure
Phenol?
We want to know the degree of temperature
at which it is distilled, also if we ®ust
be oareful not to have any otherelements
such as carbon by-oulphate, sulphur oom
pound, etc.
a - Sulphuric Add.
(a) Do you use
66° Beaume sulphuric acid.
To Thoe. A. Edison, Inc. - 13/30/15.
- 3 -
(t>) Do you use fuming sulphurio acid, and if
so, what is the percentage of free sulph¬
uric acid therein?
(c) What is the quantity of such sulphurio
acid necessary to go with one gallon of
Pure Benzol?
3. - Caustic Soda:
(a) What is the specification or purity?
(h) Are there any impurities therein which
we must be careful to avoid?
(c) What is the quantity of caustic soda you
need for each gallon of Pure Benzol?
4. - Calcium Oxide-? or Quick Lime.;
(a) What is the specification?
(b) What is -the quantity of quick limeto go
for one gallon of Pure Benzol?
5. - Soda Ash:
(a) What is the specification?
(b) Are there any impurities which we must be
careful to eliminate?
(c) What is the quantity of soda ash to go
with one gallon of Pure Benzol.
6. - Sulphuric Acid or Carbolic Acid for Neutralization:
(a) Do you use chamber acid?
(b) If not what is the specification of such
acid . aiu!'-,
(o) What is the quantity needed to go with one
gallon on Pure Benzol?
7. - Are there any other chemicals whioh you use for the making of
Phenol at your plant? If so, what are the names, specifications,
and quantities used.
If we obtain the above information, Mr. Tsutsumi and
To Thoe. A. Edison, Ino. 12/30/15.
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myself can go over the price list of those materials and find out
exactly how much they oost us in Japan. ( Kindly go over this upon
receipt of this letter and we will come out to see you either on
Wednesday afternoon or Thursday morning.^
Besides the above, we want to know the following ex¬
penses:
1.- Coal and steam
3a- Labor
3.** Repairs
4i- Waste and miscellaneous.
5.- Plant.
Also area of the building, cost of building and cost
of machineries.^//'
To these we trust you will be good enough to let us
have the figures from your books the same as you allowed us in
the case of Aniline Oil Plant.
We take this opportunity to advise you that our Miike
Coke Oven By-Products Plant are already obtaining Benzol, Toluol,
Xylol and Solvent Naptha by Kopper system and also they are
already making pure aniline oil which they just started to sell
in the Japanese market early this month, and therefore Mr. Tsutsumi
will only be interested in Carbolic Acid Plant on which he has
done a great deal of laboratory experiments.
We expect to obtain the copies of the patents for
Indigo paste very shortly and aB soon as we receive them we will
send them to you for your kind assistance.
December 1916.
Mr. Kamraerhoff :
2he- Blue --.mborol Hocord Department have in-
creaeed production, and they will want an additional 60 gal¬
lons of Benzol per week. Shis makes the deliveries two drums
per week, instead of 3 drums In 2 weeks. :
Mr. Edison says that we shall have to let them
have it. After the Holidays we may be able to decrease this
o.uantity.
■ V. . H,. .MEADOW CROFT.
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American Oil & Supply Co.,
62 Lafayette Street,
Hewark, If. J.
X have received your favor of the 20th instant in re¬
gard to the complaint of the Bayway Chemical Company in reference
to quality of Solvent Ilaphtha, and have seen Mr. Edison about it.
He says that the test figures as given for both the
Johnstown and Woodward products are both authoritative and in¬
dicate Solvent Haphtha according tothe books written on
jeot. Che trouble is that different coals have different vola¬
tilities, and the Solvent Ilaphtha from one coal will test differ¬
ently from the Solvent Haphtha of another coal- This difference
exists as regards the Johnstown and Woodward coals. Product
shipned by ui from Johnstown ana Woodward to the Bayway Chemical
Company is Solvent Haphtha in each case, ana is just what we get
from the coal.
Hr-. .Edison regrets the difference very much, but says _
that he will be unable to do anything better in regard to the Wood¬
ward Solvent Haphtha. If the Bayway Chemical Company cannot use
it, we shall of course have to seek another outlet.
How in regard to the different unit of billing used by-
the Johnstown and Woodward Plants for Solvent Haphtha, I beg to
say that the figures of the Soodward Plant arecorrect.
books give 7.26 to 7.4 pounds of Solvent Haphtha to thegallon.
•;he Johnstown figure is wrong, but as it was our mistake in the
beginning, we will let it go.
Yours very truly.
Assistant to Mr. Edison.
Doc . 21st. 1915.
Mr. J. ?• McHaughton, General Sales Agent,
Dominion Iron & Steel Company, Ltd.,
Sydney,
Dear Sir:
I am in receipt of your favor of the 14th instant,
and have noted the contents of the same.
I am very anxious to know how soon you can increase
your shipments of pure Benzol to me up to the extent of 800
gallonE a day as per our contract. You will hear in mind that
I have tried to accommodate you hy consenting to receive a
smaller quantity until you got. on your feet. I understand that
you have now reached this position, and I trust, that you will
now reciprocate hy beginning shipments at once of the quantity
v.hich you contracted to supply to me .
Yours very truly.
Dec • 218-6. 1915.
Eastman Kodak Company,
Hoehester, U. y. Attention of Ur. C. W. Markus.
Dear Sir:
I received your favor of the 15th instant in regard
to Carbolic Acid, and v.ould say in roply that we could help you
out with a small drum of about 250 pounds at $1.00 per pound,
but this is all we can spare at this time. By reason of the
terrible congestion of freights we have had great difficulty
in getting our raw materials, and, therefore, can spare but
little Carbolic Acia at this time . .
yours very truly.
Assistant to Mr. Edison.
(ji^
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR *U ' ^
UNITED STATES QEOLOQIOAL SURVEY V''
WASHINGTON
December 31. 1915.
product ooko manufacture. To obtain data upon which to bass a preliminary
estimate of those products for 1915, for release on or about the first of
January next with the other preliminary estimates prepared by the Geological
Survey, inquiry blanks similar to that inclosed were sent to all by-product
coke plants throughout the United States.
Information has been received from Hr. H. W. HoAteer, Comptroller
of the Cambria Steel Company, of Johnstown, Pa., to the effect that applica¬
tion should bo made to you for statistics covering the Edison plant at Johns¬
town. Figures for the Steel Company's plant have been furnished by that com¬
pany.
You will understand, of course, that the statistics desired will be
held absolutely confidential and that only totals for the whole country will
be published. As the estimate must be prepared within the next few days, if
it is to be printed and released by the first of the year, and a3 reports from
nearly all of the producing companies have been received, an early reply will
be appreciated. Will you not be good enough to advise me also of the locations
of any Edison plants for the recovery of benzol, in addition to those at Wood-
I.A.J
ward, Ala., and Johnstown, Pa.
Tours very truly,
Goolosist in Charge of Coal and Coke
Statistics.
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Mr. Thoe. A. Edison
While v>e do not anticipate that conditions will
change in the near future, still they may change, and
if they do, we will bear you in mind. We have a
great deal of construction work in progress, out to
complete it under the extraordinary conditions existing
is a very difficult task, consequently we can not esti¬
mate when it will become effective, but perhaps by next
July we might be able to serve you at Johnstown, and we
certainly would be able to serve you as of January 1st,
1917. If you are interested in the matter, we should be
pleased to submit to you a proposition covering your sup¬
ply from January 1st, 1917 on, and’ we await your further ad¬
vices in this respect.
Yours very truly,
JMG/D
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
WASHINGTON
Eecombor 21, 1915.
£u^j ?o»«« «* 7
Sin, U» P*"~f4*T“Jb'
| CrQ Td\
Can you kindly inform mo of just how many tons (or pounds) you
now producing monthly of auilins, carbolic acid, and paraphonylenetfiamina,
and an" other coal-tar derivatives? These figures, of course wilY do con¬
sidered confidential. I wish to use them in establishing a iota# for the
entire industry, portraying its exact status in this stage of
Your own r;ork in this connection is possibly the most notaole
has blazed the trail for others who are also doing good pioneer
You will be pleased to know that we are now manufacturing about one-
ha1 f of the totul amount of artificial colors used by Amapican textile an-
other interests. Fifteen months ago wo were manufacturing ono-ninth and
this manufacturing consisted chiefly of the assembling^ German semi-man¬
ufactured products into finished dyestuffs. /
jvelopaont- .
I look back with great pleasure upon the playuant interview with you
last May, and am much indebted to you for the helpful suggestions which
woro then given mo. /
You have all the current periodicals, .in yo“~ library, I know. You may
nossibly have run across the accounts ojt-'my work in the "Scientific American
of November 6 and 13, and December 4th. I will Boon issue a fairly com¬
plete report of the preeent statue, of the dyestuff industry and will take
groat pleasure in sending you a,copy, as soon as it appears in print.
Believe me, with best -wishes.
lc*f Agent.
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cJt Jr XZ!it urt*
December 22nd. 1915.
(WT'.
Mr. rials on : r—
JHarr^^nt. called me on the telephone . He is trying, to
w<CTof Benzol to send to Japan. He bought 23.000 gallons \
'from the Aetna Explosives Co., at 70^. butjhey said that was bXlJ
they wanted to sell just now^^___ —
He thpn-tel'ep'none d Butterworth - Judson to ask if they
Benaol the, would -11. and «.« told hi. th.j
''.Ml sp«o about 2800 sallows of 98)1 oontoining about B 1/2#
of Toluol.
Takaki wants to know if you would distill for him. let¬
ting him have the pure Benzol and Toluol. The Toluol he would
apply on account of the Hercules Powder Co's-, order. If you can
do this, what would you charge per .gallon for distillation. If
you are willing to do it would it be done at Silver lake, or
cutC ^
QJUx> ■- Ct^K cu
December 22 nd. 1916.
t ct£*-j
IAr. Edison:
Dally has been using the 20$ Oleum which was con¬
tained in the car belonging to us . He will reach the end of
this Oleum tonight.
He wants to know whether he shall now take one of
the two cars of 15$ Oleum that we have had standing so long.
He says he understands that he will have to use a larger
quantity, but he says that he has the proper proportion.
Dally also says, if you approve, he could use 15$
Oleum instead of 98$ Acid, properly diluted, I suppose. They
are entirely out of 98$ Acid at both the new Phenol and Ani¬
line Plants .
The above are chemical questions , and I lay them
before you, as I suppose you will want to pass upon them your¬
self.
MEADOWCHOFT .
December 22nd. 1915.
Mr. Edison:
Mr. Kammerhoff reports that a few
days ago one of his good men was badly burned
in the face with Carbolic Acid and he will not
he able to come back to work for about three
weeks. He is a married man with three children.
Under the Employers’ liability In¬
surance he will get 55.00 a week in fourteen
days after the accident.
Kammerhoff suggests that if it is
in keeping with your policy he would suggest
that you give the man 510.00 or 515.00, or
whatever you think best, for Christmas. Kammer-
hoff Bays he has heard that the men around the
Plant will probably take up a little collection
for him.
MEADOW CROFT.
The Norwich Pharmacai Company
Standardized pharmaceuticals
Nonwicn, N. Y. Dec. 33, 1915.
Referring to your valued commuifrcarfc-ieTr'of Dec. 7th
wish to inform you that we have examined sample of Carbolic
Acid which you submitted with the following result:
Physical appearance: reasonably good, about normal
but contains numerous black specks.
Slight opalesence when dissolved in 19.6 parts of water
Congealing point: 39° C.
Boiling point: 188 C.
Residue upon evaporation: a trace
Assay: 99?o Phenol
Odor: very heavy
From the above you will observe that while chemically the Acid
is satisfao-ory, there still is an opportunity for an improvement
physically. The blade specks reported in the sample by our
chemist could undoubtedly be eliminated by recry stabilization.
The heavy odor mentioned is the point objectionable for the
manufacture of high class pharmaceuticals.
Thanking you again for your courtesy in submitting
sample, we remain
Very truly yours.
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Messrs. Thoa. A. Edison, Ino. ,
Orange, N.J. /jY*
Gentlemen:- )
Do you use any of the following'
Sodium Bi sulphate
Acid Sulphate of
Bi sulphate of Sot—,
_^*itre Cake,
Acid Crystals,
Sodium Aoid Sulphate.
If so, we would like to submit a proposition to you
covering your requirements over the year 1916.
For your information, herewith attach
letters in regard to processes in which the_above
'-'SafterTaTc^n be used, also an approximate analysis
oFNit^r^kr^Ta table of Nitre Cake and Sulphuric
Aoid Solutions. ,
Awaiting receipt of your valued reply, we
are.
Yours very truly.
SPECIAL PRODUCTS DJ^?SION,
F. W. Myers & Go.
CUSTOM HOUSE BROKERS
Forwarding and Insurance
AGENTS
U. S. BONDED CARRIERS
JT. °eo» 22 » 1915 •
Mr, W. H. Meadowcroft,
Thomas A. Edison Co.,
Orange, H. T.
Dear Sir:
We are in receipt of your favor of the 20th inst.
The only information that we have with respect to
the importations of benzol is such importations as pass through
ports at which we have offices, and the only importations out¬
side of thtse consigned to you have been two tank oars about
19,000 gals.
Should shipments of benzol from Sydney be intended
for New England points, or points west, they naturally would
not travel via Rouses Point, nor would we Under any cireum-
stances have any knowledge as to shipments from Sault Ste. Marif
If this matter is of sufficient importance to you,
we hage no doubt but that the Sedretary of the Treasury would
advise you as to the amount of benzol imported in the United
States for any given period.
Toronto Chemical Company, Limited
Toronto Office: 18 Wellington Street East
Beoember 22nd, 1915
Bear Mr. Edisoi
In'a'recent letter you mentioned Toluol that
you would have after 1st March. We are making arrangements for
what we require, and would be glad to know what amount you
will have to sell and what your ideas of price are.
With best wishes for the Season,
Yours very truly.
for the
(a) What is the specification of pure Benzol which you use
making of pure Phenol?
Y,'e want to know the degree of temperature at which it is dis¬
tilled, also if we must be careful not to have any other elements such
as carbon bi-sulphate, sulphur compound, etc.,
^nS 95^ ought to distill over v.ithin the limit of 0.8°C. - 79.6
to 80.4°C.
This Benzol has proven to be free from any impurities so far,
that good Phenol will .result.
2. Sulphuric acid.
Question.
(a) Do you use 66° Beaume Sulphuric Acid?
(b) Do you use fuming Sulphuric acid, and if so, what is the
percentage of free sulphuric acid therein?
answer .
(a and b) For sulphonating we use:
Sulphuric acid of 98Ji specific gravity 1840, 66°
Beaume. Or we use, instead of the 98 $ Sulphuric Acid, the fuming
acid of 1925 to 1930 specific gravity, containing 18 to 21 per cent.
SO3, containing 81 to 78 per cent. H2SC>4.
Question (c)
(c) What is the quantity of such sulphuric acid necessary
to go with 1 gallon of Benzol?
answer. ^ Benzol is mixe(3 with 98$ sulphuric Acid we take
2.5 lbs. of 98$ sulphuric acid to 1 lb. of Benzol.
If Benzol is mixed with fuming acid, we take 1.6 lbs. of
fuming acid to 1 lb. of Benzol.
3. Caustic Soda.
Question.
(a) What is the specification of purity?
b Are there any impurities therein which we must be careful
(a and b). Total alkalinity of the Caustic Soda we
. Menu with 75. 59^ of Had .
I traces of Fe plus Al, )
Page ti
1 V:e use 1.43 lbs. of caustic soda for one pound of Benzol.
4. Calcium Oxide - c
"'taTvie use powdered limestone, calcium-carbonate, CaC03.
question. t quantity of quick lime to go for one gallon -of
pure Benzol.
answer.. ^ ^ 2-14 ibs. CaC03 for x lb. 0f Benzol.
(a) What is the specification?
‘S7I‘) We use the normal soda ash, sodium-carbonate, hagCOg
^OO^are there any impurities which we must be careful to
(b) We have found no impurities injurious to the process.
'“iS* What is the quantity of soda ash to go withone gallon
of pure Benzol?
answer ^ uge q ^ xbs. of soda ash for 1 lb. of Benzol.
6. Sulphuric acid for Carbolic Acid for neutralization.
Question.
(a) Do you use Chamber Acid? , .
(b ) If not, what is the specification of such acid used?
jn?aSand b) We use normal sulphuric acid of 985- , same as used
for sulphonating , but diluted.
question,. h^ ^ t]le quantity needed to go with 1 gallon of pure
(c) We use 1.8 lbs. of 98jl sulphuric
cific gravity, for 1 lb. of Benzol.
Page three-
^re1 there any other chemicals which you use for the making of
Phenol at your plant? If so, what are the names specifications ana
misntitips usedv If we obtain the above information we can go over
the price list of those materials ana find out exactly how much they
cost us- in Japan.
The chemicals we use are:
Benzol.
Sulphuric acid or burning Acid,
lime Stone .
Soda Ash.
Caustic Soda.
QU8Ieside the above, we want to know the following expens
1. Coal and steam.
2. Labor.
3. Bepairs.
4. Waste ana Miscellaneous.
5. Plant.
answer. Cqb1 and steam; xz^ perllb. of Pure Phenol.
2. labor: 4 d per 1 lb. of pure Phenol.
3. -4-5. Depreciation, repairs, general overhead
expenses, water, current, 7.75^ per 1 lb- of,5jr® p„
Total expenses, except material, 1 otj per lb. of Pu
ia.t£soUarea°of the building cost of building and cost of
AI1Are'a'of buildings: About 50,000 sq. ft., Ho yards included.
Cost of plant, except buildings and except ground: About 5150.000
Hote: We figure 7.25 lbs. of Pure Benzol to one gallon.
December 24th. 1915.
(signed) H. KaMMEBHOFP .
Memo, by Mr. Edison.
Capacity 7,000 lbs. Phenol daily.
INTERNATIONAL FILTRATION CORPORATION
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pii*.ATT OH* SUPPLIES AND ACCOUNTS)
WASHDjaroN, D. O.
December 24, 1915.
Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, E. J.
SUBJECT: Contract 23253, schedule 8057, class 2
acid for the Eaval Proving Ground, Indian Head,
m reply to your letter of December 18, 1915, it will he satisfactory
for the carbolic acid covered by your oontract to be delivered f.o.b. works
as originally provided for in your contraot.
It will also be satisfactory for monthly deliveries to be made in
such proportion as to complete the oontract in April, 1917, that date _being
within two y
inspection o
of Powder, East Coast,
always be furnished to the Inspector a
inspection.
" All shipments under the above arrangement will be made by the Eaval
Inspector of Powder under Government bills of lading. '
In regard to the 18,000 pounds of material already shipped, trans-
sss.fr- vsi’rsires - — '
within two years after the date of the contract, as provided for therein. The
f this material will be made before shipment by the Eaval Inspector
P.0. Building, Jersey City, E. J. Information should
s to when material will be ready for
Respeotfully,
Gentlemen:
Allov; me to thank you for your
favor of the 22nd instant in regard to the
importations of Benzol from Canada into the
United States. I have shown this to Mr.
Edison, and he requests me to convey his
thanks to you for the information contained.
We shall write to the Secretary of
the Treasury and try to get full information,
from that source .
Yours very truly.
Assistant to Mr. Edison.
Deo. 87th. 1915.
Hr. Thomas H. Horton, Commercial Agent,
Department of Commerce,
Washington, . D. C.
Dear Mr. Horton:
Replying to your favor of. the
21st instant, let me say that we are pro¬
ducing monthly about 'as follows:
Aniline Oil - 138,000 poundB .
Hitrobenzol - 45,000 "
Phenol - 300,000 "
Peraphenylenediamine - 5,250 "
Sulphite of Soda - 100 tons.
I have been following your work
and hope that you will keep actively at it un¬
til we establish a big chemical industry in
this country.
Yours very truly,
: > Rochester, B. XV, Dec. 27th. 191^ •
«Jo
. I Thwnas A. Edison.
e<n^J ^ now let U6 have 10,000 orl^OOO
&Obn JLfli pounds Carbolic Acid weekly, pipments of
' ' 1\.000 pohr-as or more. / ^ '
. x -EA&SMAH- KODAK COMPAMXJ.
Uv^vvaT ttxvka^ ^ - *
:£;
0
id.
Deo. 28th. 1915.
Mr. C. E. lesher,
Geologist in Charge of Coal and Coke Statistics,
Department of the Interior,
United States Geological Survey,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Y0ur favor of the 21st instant in regard to the re¬
covery of Benzol, etc., from the gas obtained in by-product
coke manufacture was received two days ago.
You ask for particulars in regard to my- Johnstown and
Woodward Benzol Plants, but you enclosed only one blank. I
have, therefore, had my assistants make out another blank upon
which to give the figures for the Woodward Plant. You will find
both enclosed herev;ith.
Your blank requests the application to be forwarded
not. later than December 20th, but you letter was not written
until December 2l8t, and it was received only two days ago.
Hence, I could not comply with your request so far as the date
was concerned. '
Yours very truly,
(signed) fhos. s.. Edison.
Enclosures.
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
r
DEPARTMEHT OF THE IHTEHIOR
UHITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
V/ASHIHGTOH.
1646. '
COHFIDEHTIAL.
Division of Mineral Resources.
PEODUCTIOM OF BEHZOL IH THE TOUTED STATES IH 1915.
Please fill out replies to the following inquiries ana re
sheet in the accompanying envelope, which requires no postage,
than December £0, ill replies are heia strictly confidential.
Hame of operator,
^d ar e s e Orange, U,
Thomas A. Edison
If Benzol recovery began during 191b, give aate_
turn this
not later
1915.
BEHZOL, Toluol, xylol., solvent naphtha, and naphthalene produced in 1915.
(Give exact figures for 11 months in 1915 and estimate for December.)
Benzol 163.897 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ gallons.
2 o luo 1 _ 21 1 826
"
10,421
Solvent ilax>htha\
"
naphthalene _ g5,000 _ _ _
pounds
(signed) Thos « A. Edisoi
(sign here")
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
1646.
COHFIDEHTIAL.
DEPARTMEHT OF THE IHTERIOR
OH IT ED STATES GEOLOGICAL SOEVER
WASHIMGTOH .
Division of Mineral EeBouroeB.
PfiODUCTIOH OF BEHZOL IH THE UHITED STATES IH 1915.
Please fill out replies to the following inquiries and return this
sheet in the accompanying enveiope , ’ DOt 1
than December 20, All replies are hetd strictly confidential.
Hame of operator Thos . A. Edison. - - - - — - - - - - — - -
Address _ Orange, IT. J. - - - — - — -
Location of plant; " Johnstown, Cambria Co. Pa. - -
If Benzol recovery began during 191b, give date - Feb. 22, 1915^. -
. RF.ny.oL. Toluol, xylol- solvent, naphtha, and naphthalene produced in 191,5.
(Give exact figures for 11 months in 1915 and estimate for December.)
.December 28th. 1915.
Mr . Opdyke :
Enclosed X hand you a hill of tho American oil & Sup¬
ply Company dated December 15th for two new steel acid tank cars
at $1325 . each!# amounting in all to $2660 .
Ehese were purchased by the American Oil & Supply
Company at Mr. Edison’s request., and they have agreed to take
in payment 2500 pounds of Phenol. You have delivered them today
1800 pounds' on account.
You will please enter on your books these two new
ears at the price mentioned in Ihe bill, and on the other side
v9u will enter 2600 pounds of Phenol- at such a price that it will
equal $2650., so that the two sideB will balance.
W. H. MEADOWCEOPf.
COUNSELOR A*
,, jis uj- y w««.
*£ 2B' 1915
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.
Orange, H. J.
My dear sir:-
- 1
I beg to acknowledge your esteenlEa favor of
the 9th inst. in the matter of the use of nitre
cake .or acid sulphates for pickling iron. I have
been able to locate a reference to the use of thiB
material in Dingier1 s Peiytechnische Journal of
January, 1915, and it appears that it was used
there for removing smoke from tine plate, etc.
sometime within the last fifteen years. This
would be substantially within the effective term
of the patent referred to. It is noted in your
letter above acknowledged, however, thafbyou refer
to having come across this pickling matter in
Beveral journals years ago and if it would not be
asking too much of you or put you to too great
inconvenience, my client would appreciate it
very mucii indeed if you could recollect the
particular journals and the approximate dates
wherein the articles which you have in mind
appeared.
My reason for requesting this favor of you
is the fact that as far as I know my client's
patent is perfectly valid and is being respected
by the trade generally, but if the articles which
you seem to recollect are in fact available we
would like very much to know it in order to be
better informed as to this question of patent
validity.
Any further information you can con¬
veniently let us have will be very greatly
appreciated.
Yours respectfully,
asi, Q.. )( l-U$
TAH/fcE
PHILADELPHIA DSC* 38th *15
Ur. Wm. Ueadoworoft, Asst. to
Thos. A. Edison, Esti.,
Or-ange, N • J •
Dear Slr:-
We confirm sale to you of one car
of high olass, selected grade of Fine Grain Oast Iron
Borings;, such as are used for the manufacture of Nitro-
Benzoin for aniline oils, at 1 4 per lb. FOB oars
shipping point.
We have one oar of this material
on the way, and as you arain need of these Borings, we
have diverted the oar to;Xnaline Plant. Silver Lake,
NiJi, for Erie RiRi* delivery, and are invoicing the oar
to you on a basis of «->- - $34.93 per gross ton, the
freight from shipping point, being $3.53 per groBs ton,
and in ottSbr to hurry delivery we are prepaying the
freight charges.
Our usual terms of sale on thiB
material are “Cash against % but on account of your high
standing, we have made the terms in this instance, cash
in 10 days.
We trust you will find the sample
oar satisfactory, and that you will be in position to
enter into a contract with us, we remain
wlt;r
30nS>cJrage Battery Compaq;
Orange, Hew Jersey,
tlemen : /
December 28, 1915.
This is just to' remind Mr. Meadowcroft of^riy
telephone call the other day regarding Hitro Benzol. Mr? -
Keadoworoft thought that you would have some extra stock
on hand, of this article, on or before the first of the
year. If this should prove to be the case, we would be in¬
terested in taking ^nything from 5,000 to 50,000 pounds.
We notice; some interesting offerings of Pure
Benzol recently and while the price seems to fluctuate from
55 to 75£, if you /are able to get mixed acids, we presume
that you would sojbn be easy in the matter of Nitro Benzol.
At any rate, we are greatly interested in the article and
should be pleased to note that you would be able, to supply
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
Deo . «;9th. 1915
Mr . V.illiam H. Blauvelt,
1917 Vi. Genosee Street,
Syracuse, ii. Y.
}.ly dear Mr. .Blauvolt:
I have a process in which I can use a strong
solution of Calcium Chloride if I can get it cheap. At the
soda works at Akron, Ohio they wore throwing it away, so I
suppose it would bo sold at a low; price in tank car lots.
Can you find out for mb from the Solvay people
what price- they would make on it and what would bo the specific
gravity. I would also like to know if thoy could furnish a
very heavy liquid by evaporating it, down. I shall bo obliged
for, all the data you can give me on the subject.
Yours very truly.
Hr. Humbert:-'
Fxcm your reports can you toll » ^ Bouxol coot ub per pound
of Phenol produced at Silver Late in Ootobor and November?
Same aa above in regard to coat of Sulphuric Acid, Cauatio Soda
and Soda A ah?
(Signed) W. H. Meadoworoft.
carbolic Plant of T.A.E. too. Nov. shows:-
j?or 1 pound of Sodium Salt S.0S12 .0139
0.6479 IDs. of Sodium Salt to .0016
1 lb. of Fused Product .0202 >0078
Fuaing
2.8684 lba. Fused Product to ,0257 .0223 .0043
1 lb. of Crude Phenol *0577
Neutralizing
1.422 lba. Neutralized Phenol to ,0317 .0061
1 lb. of Pure Phenol .0820
“£z£ti0n (APPrOXlS0^l. Patio of usage 6g*
Tltrol 1.17 4/l0r: emt.
^ri°ahSOda ^/lof* Hatio of usage 30*
Total coat of Pure Phenol per pound $0.2774 (Frxor between Oot. & Nov. )
Carbolic Plant of T.A.8. too. Ootobor l915*^0™;" Soda
Benzol yitrojL — Soda_ Jfih
For 1 lb. Of Sodium Salt $.0438 .0109
0.6434 lba. of Sodium 3clt to Q .0011
1 lb. of Fused Product -02 .0074
Fuaing
2.9749 lba. of Fttaod Product to .0220 .0033
1 lb. of Crude Phenol *0839 j0194
Neutralizing *0402
305 lba.. of Neutralized Phenol to 0>1158
1 lb. of Pure Phenol
Reoonoilliation (Approximate)
Bonxol 65 $ gal.
Vitrol 95^ owt.
Caustlo Soda 1.65 owt.
Soda A ah 60/ owt.
Ratio of usage 7 28/100 %
Ratio of Usage 26)8
August Total Cost per pound
September Total Cost par pound
Ootober Total Cost Por pound
$.3540
.3416
) Pure
)
) Phenol
a Ootober & Hovorobor)
Efficiency Ea^Tneer.
Bee. 29-th.
19 IB
J. H. Plummer, Esq.,
% (Toronto Chemical Co. ltd.,
18 Wellington Street EaBt,
Toronto, Ont. Canada.
Bear Mr. Plummer:
.1 am in receipt of your favor of
the 22nd instant in regard to Toluol, and
would say in reply that I shall have about 125
gallonB a day for sale after May 1st next.
I am open to an offer.
With greetings of the Season, I re¬
main.
Yoars very truly.
American Oil & Supply Go
Oils, Greases, Acids, Cliemicals
52-54-56 Lafayette Street
, Newark, N.J. / De^Vsit
L Lnw^w^fe _ _
Chemi^l- Co. , or^^qualLty of «
shippi^^^odward.
people havere^rfecfas |o'1j^wb|- { ^ — -
"Concerning the teat of Solvent Naphtha^Wjlre
very much surprised, indeed to learn that Ur . 1
pressed such an opinion. The commercial term, Solvent
Naphtha, means a distillate of the Benzol series giving
90$ at 160°C. Certain shipments recently received, as re¬
ported to you, give less ^an 80/.. Whether or not differ
ed to you, give less than 80#. Whether or not "differ-
coals have different volatilities", Solvent Naphtha doef
change any more than gasolene changes when obtained in
■er quantity from Pennsylvania petroleum or in lesser
+ -p™™ nn nvi Ahoma Petroleum. The refiner must in
larger quantity from Pennsylvania petroleum or in lesser
quantity from an Oklahoma petroleum. The refiner must in
eadh case he guided not by the quantity yielded by Ms raw
material but by the test of the product which he is producing.
It is easy enough to improve a 8olvent Naphtha which gives
alow distillate at 160°, by making the cut a little sooner
and not allowing the heavier material to mix with the
Solvent Naphtha itself.
A: product containing too high a percentage of these
high boiling materials is really not worth so much as the
Solvent Naphtha itself —it should be separated from the
Solvent Naphtha proper and not . allowed to J®®***1®??*
There is a market for it but not at the price of Solvent
itself--no more than kerosene can be sold at the price or
gasolene. "
If you will let us hear from you further with
reference to this matter it will be greatly. appreciated.
I
V
1715"
puces show the imports thereof from January 1 to S opt ember 50,
1915, the latest period for which data have been received. The
Bureau lias no information as to tho ports or countries from which
received or the preciso dato3 of importation. I have noted at the
foot of tho tuhles the ouotora3 districts at ’.vhic h the imports of
thi3 group arrived, and by addressing* the Collector of Customs at
thooo port 3 you may be able to obtain some general information
alone the line of your inquiry.
Very truly ycura,
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
ct; Shipments of Oleum OV^uamv,
gahoratory . Order 479 : December 29th ^Uis/
laboratory of Thomas A. Edison,
| lilr0 Orange, IT. J. ^ A.
faV >>«■».# 7A
Gentlemen. m, \ is IT
“"r1i0yo=s sSTSfe0^ ;,.3St£sr« \
sJffj. g-^-u “\r?M Ilfs
the manner in which Hov7ever,\we would very much V
used for storage at your Sian • exactly as possible, and 4X yfc
prefer to fulfill every obligation as exacxiy a P Qlewn to 3 \±
if you desire us to ^nd you ^he remaining^ thfm v;e are at i| Ff
" *»■»’ *rniMa onw t“ a 1
— As agreed: ■ \ iV*
J -
Aoid at Woodward, Ala. \ 'y^\
Asking the favor of a reply, we remain, A 4
Very respectfully! yours ,
yd
B n , x$> ’ .
veryio^- - y - ! f"
' 4,THE GEASSEIiLI CHailCAI. CO. | £ 5 1
^ . PER QAb&lU^i \ > I
# — ^ Klii
- ' ><K >
A, V rvV*
M OOD'^ARD lKOAT COMPL Y
wooi»«VR»,AX.A. December 29, 1916,
' UbrCf^ ^ *««*•««*- — T
a vC. usJLa.gX. ^
Thomas A. Edison, <fc®£ * .
itt.».io^oi JN »;4; ClX {<*«*
Sentlensm \JJUJk «• U*“ ^
We have just wired you f“L?^io^ei.t^harSei °n
oar of sublimed napthalene being>"loaded todS for4he Ame^an
Oil & Supply Company, Newark, New Jersey. AS this oar %g£~~
loaded partly from the output of our plant and partly from
your own we are taking the liberty of charging your account
with that proportion loaded by us, asking that you charge the
consignee with the entire oar.
Under the oiroumstanoes we truBt that this arrange¬
ment will be entirely agreeable to you.
Jan. 5th. 1916,
Woodward Iron Company,
Woodward, Ala.
Gentlemen:
Your favor of the i.9th ultimo was received, and the
arrangements you proposed about the billing of the Sublimed
naphthaline are entirely agreeable to us, and we are arrang¬
ing the matter accordingly.
We obtained 10 l/2^ per pound for thiB carload of
naphthaline. In the present state of the market this is a
very high price, and was obtained because of the urgent ne¬
cessity of the purchaser. It is not very probable that a
similar opportunity to get such a high price will occur again.
Yours very truly.
listant to Mr. Ediso:
Dec. 30th. 1916.
Mr. E. V.. Preston, Trees.,
Standard Essence Company,
Maywood, it. J.
Dear Mr. Preston:
TCour favor of the EBth instant to the Edison
Storage Company has been handed to mo. I am very sorry to say
that wo have no surplus flitroben.pl. The terrible condition
of railroad freights has put us out very badly. We hate had
great trouble in getting our acids and Benzol delivered by the
railroad companies, and we have been seriously delayed.
I expect that we will be able to let you have
some Mitrobenzol sometime in January, but do not think that it
will be in the early part of the month.
Wishing you a Happy and Prosperous Hew *ear.
I remain, >
yours very truly.
Eaison Chemical Works, tr/Tio
Silver lake,' H. J. ' , — r' & / ■
Gentlemen: -•
■Rn-nlvine to vours- of the 39th inst., we note.
Yours very truly,
Jan. 5th. 1915,
ley St Smith Company,
83 Fulton Street,
ilew York City.
Your favors of the 24th ana 30th ult:
Lake Plant have heen forwarded to this office. Correspondence on
this subject should be addressed here to the Laboratory.
V.e would say for your information that we make Iron
by-Kydrogen for u£e in our own storage battery, and as we have
a little surplus capacity we offer some of it forsale outside,
tte had no idea, however, that there was any regular demand for
it from outside sources..
If you will advise us how much you would want to ob¬
tain each month for the remainder of the present year, Mr. Edison
will consider an increase in his manufacturing capacity to take
■care of a reasonableouantity. Ontil further notice the price
will be as already quoted to you, but containers will be charged
Your 8 very truly.
Edison Laboratory.
^J-£.£c6i ''C0lMs lK-r
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[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
Cambria Steel Company,
Johnstown, Pa. Attention of IJr.. U.ft .Vihi taker .
Gentlemen:
I hereby confirm my order to you for
10,000 gallons Benzol at sixty-four (64) cents
per gallon, as per my previous telegram. Please
ship to ”homas a. iidieon, Silver Lake, If. J.,
and Bend bill of lading to my Assistant, Hr.
Uoadowcroft, at Edison laboratory. Orange, If. J.
Yours very truly.
Deo. SlBt. 1915.
The Grasselli Chemical Co.,
80 Maiden lane.
Hew York City.
Gentlemen:
I am in receipt of your favor of the 29th instant
in regard to the 18,200 pounds of Oloum remaining due to me
over the shipments you have previously made, and X thank you
for your offer to make shipment of this 18,200 pounds in drums.
Your offor is accepted on the conditions mentioned in your
letter, and I shall be •■obliged if you will kindly ship the
Oleum to Thomas A. Edison, Aniline Plant, Silver lake, H. J.
Mb,. Meadowcroft tells me that ho has spoken with
your Mr- Sholes over the telephone and told him that I pro¬
posed to clean the drums before returning them, but that Mr.
SholOB said it would be satisfactory if we drained them thor¬
oughly and shipped them right back to you, as you would use
them again for shipments of Oleum. I Bhall give instructions
to proceed accordingly. You may rest assured that no other
material will be put in the drums.
Yours very truly.
Doe. 31ct. 1916.
Davao. Inspector of rowdor, East coast
V. 0. Building:,
Jersey City, a. j.
^uBJ^iCT: Contract 23233, schedule QQfc? cIppp <?7* .
. fl“a?“d.a0id f0r Ul8 « ^ov^8c«indf Indi^5
I shell be ready to mate a shipment of Carbolic Acid
under t ho above contract on Tuesday, January 4th, and am in¬
formed that information ehouid be furnished to you as to
Khen material till bo ready for inspection. X now bog to
notify you that it will be ready for inspection on Tuesday.
January 4th. at the porks of Thomas a. Edison, Inc., Car¬
bolic Division, X liver Lake, If. j. ;,hen you go to inspect
this' Carbolic Acid, . pill you please hok for &.:£s5imorhoff,
;'ho will afford you all facilities for the inspection.
In a lot tor which I have received from the Davy Depart¬
ment at Washington the following statement is made:
“r*, ojiipraonto under the a.iove arrangement
will bo. made by tho ifaval Inspector of
iowdor under Government bills of lading."
I assumo, thoroforo, that you will furnish mo with all
information nocossary for proper shipment of the material, and
that you will also furnish Government bills of lading.
Kospectfully yours.
Thomas A. Edison
Orange, N. J.
Inc. ,
Attention of Mr.
_ . De ce_robe_r .31, _ '/9/. 5_
, H. Headowcroft., ^ y 5 0 $ '
Gentlemen
VJe thank yon for the detailed statement of
the manufacture of Phenol, which you gave us when the writer
called on you last Monday, and Mr. Tatsumi carefully studied
the same in order to ascertain the approximate cost of
manufacturing Phenol in Japan, and now he requests me to ask
you for another favor, inmswering the following questions:-
1. Yield of Phenol from Pure Benzol. '
(a) Are we right to understand that
all the figures mentioned in your
memorandum prepared by Mr. Kummelhoff j y
are based on the yield of 5.3 pounds / \
out of one gallon of Pure Benzol? / •
(b) If eo, how soon and how muoh do you
expect to increase this yield# ^
(0) In case you euooeed in increasing the
yield of Phenol out of one gallon of \
cure Benzol, do you expect that tne
cost of all the oheraioals enumerated
in Mr. Kummelhoff s statement will
he the BameJ
Z, YJhen you Sulphonate Benzol we ^ndere W from
Mr Kummelhoff' s statement that you use 66 VP*
Baume Sulphuric Acid or Fuming Sulphuric Acid. C
trjKffiSgMS® V*~n
s sg»ss°^° »§ \if” if r
Quantity of Coal,
Quantity of Steam, . ,
Humber of working men ana lacoie..s.
Quantity of Current,
Quantity of Water,
IJiSunt of Repairing expenses.
General Overhead Charges.
In your statement dated December 34th, we
have the figures of the above for one pound of Pure
%enjJWt since all these items cost us much less in Japan
sffTd like to know the gross Quantity of all the items for
sJfr'Wt producing 7,000 pounds. If Y°u can kindly give
€ the Quantity of the above items for the plant of 3,000
founds, we will be much more pleased to have it, but we think
it will give you extra trouble to figure them out.
We have pranged to go up to Buffalo on the
4th ir 5th of January to see Heesrs. J. P. ^vine * Co., and
ajs*. *» ” * “”io6 f0*; ; °
sounds Phenol Plan. together •!«» «* .P-lfioatlon. *“
.aohinexie. so he m-talled *— • “ "
Buffalo .I® .ati.fa.toxy data .. *U oo-unio«.o
y.u at on... W. also sxp.ot P. » «- “ ”
through one of the plants which they huilt.
We shall be much obliged if you will kindly
of your engineers to answer the above mentioned
get one
-3-
questions by the end of next week.
Yours very truly,
ST :VC
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
For your convenience , X hare, in too attached statement,
put all the questions together and have narked the answers thereto
whether given by .-r . Edison or by myself.
Co the remarks of Hitsui h Co. that they would he
pleased to have items also for the plant producing only 2000 pounds
por day, I have given no answer, presuming that Hr. .Edison did not
intend to answer this. I, myself, do not believe tliat it would bo
advisable to give such figures for the production of 2000 pounds ,
owing to the fact that we, ourselves, do not have enough experience
to rely on, but would liavo to give calculated figures, tho latter
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
tjL.it • 12 th, 1310.
Mitsui 5b Company. Ltd.,
2C Madison ..venue ,
Uew York City. attention of Mr. Shunzo- gakakl.
Gentlemen:
Referring to your favor of the 31st ultimo asking
for certain figures ana facts in regard to manufacturing
Phenol, X enclose herewith a memorandum written by Mr. Rammer-
hoff which answers all the questions, ns you will soe, Mr.
Edison himself answered some of them.
V.e have all been so busy here today that there is
no time to make a copy of it, so will you please have a copy
made ana return this original to me.
Mr. Edison wishes you to rogard all this information
as very confidential. - •
Yours very truly.
Assistant to Mr. Edison.
Enclosure.
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AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BETWEEN
THOMAS A. EDISON, ESQ., ORANGE, NEW JERSEY
AND
MITSUI & COMPANY, LIMITED, NEW YORK, N.Y.
Thos. A. Edison guarantees to build a benzol absorbing plan^^
which will absorb about' three thousand (3,000) gallon^ of
crude benzol from the CoKa_OJ-en-at DambJia-EtBel-Company*^ _
works-at- Johnsto'wn7"Pennsyl'vani&»» *V
Thos. A. Edison guarantees to start the full operation of
the said plant within sixty (60) days after the Bigning of
^ L, Jt L* UMW)H .m-TS— **<84 ,,
this agreement. ^ 7
Thos. A. Edison guar ant e^to obtain the following materials
out of crude \
4. ^mmS^****^***^ re-distill toluol of 98$ pu|ty^to
meet the Barrett specifications within the limit of 30 for
one gallon..^
5. Mitsui & Company, Ltd. guarantee to pay the cost of the plant
which shall not exceed Fifty-eight Thousand (§58,000.00) Dol¬
lars gold.
6. Mitsui & Company, Ltd. guarantee to furnish Fifteen Thousand
(§15,000.00) Dollars for operating capital to cover the period
of three (3) years, and this sum will be placed in the hands
of Thos. A. Edison any time upon his request.
7. Mitsui & Company, Ltd. guarantee the payment of 180 for each
gallon of toluol and pure benzol which Thos. A. EdiBon has to
pay to the Coke Oven Company, for the period of three (3) years
beginning from the date of the operation of this plant.
8. Thos. A. Edison agrees to have the following olause in his con¬
tract with the Coke Oven Company:
"Thos. S. Edison has the option
to stop the operation of his
benzol absorbing plant whenever
he wishes, and if he does so,
his obligation to Coke Oven Co.
to pay for toluol and pure ben¬
zol which he takes therefrom
v/ill cease simultaneously.
Thos. A. Edison and Mitsui & Company, Ltd. agree to keep open
books in duplicate, and agree to divide any profit derived from
the sale of the products of this plant over and obove the cost
of the products which will include cost of plant, operating
capital and the payments Thos. A. Edison makes to the Coke Oven
Company for toluol and benzol, and other incidental expenses
resulting directly from this plant, in equal parts, Thos. A.
Edison getting one half and Mitsui & Company, Ltd. getting the
other half.
,1. .... .f ... plan.. » - ■*
(tes.000.00) Dollar, at the -»t. and the operating oaplt.l
„f Fifteen Thousand ({15.000.00) Dollar. Mil be Paid book to
Klt.nl 4 Company , Md. i» the folloMng manner:
2S SStl °to SneSTcKm.'Ld.
/v,i The second one-third shall be taken
W out of the proceeds of the sales at
the end of the second year.
(o) The third one-third shall be taken out
W of the proceeds of the sales at the
end of the third year.
Th. fir., yoar Ml* .to. -o.t Important period In oonneetlon
with this agreement, both Bides agree to oonBidar any bu
for which toluol or btotol form, an ...sntlal part, » * P“*
.f our joint business . For In.tanoe, if hit.nl 4 Company, Ltd.
tabes th. first sir month, toluol and la. it -d- to trinitro¬
toluol and make, a profit, Hat Profit should be turned into
the ao count of this agreement.
- Page 3 -
13, The business is to be done under the name of Thomas A. Edison,
but he agrees to take Mitsui & Company, Ltd. into consultation
before he takes any step which would effeot the joint interest
of both parties. In other words, every movement in connection
with this entire business should be mutually agreed upon before
any steps are taken.
WITNESS:
WITNESS:
Dated at
this
day of
1915.
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Edison General File Series
1915. Christmas and New Year Greetings [not selected] (E-15-19)
This folder contains Christmas and New Year greetings from Edison's
family, friends, and business associates, along with unsolicited corres¬
pondence from the general public.
Edison General File Series
1915. Cigarettes (E-15-20)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents perta "ing
to the harmful effects of tobacco and cigarettes. Also included are items
relating to Edison's own smoking habits and his practice of chewing tobacco.
Among the correspondents for 1915 are Jennie Hobson Milligan of the Anh-
riaarette League Charles G. Pease of the Non-Smokers Protective League,
andT'c.aiepherd, chaplain of tha California Stats Prison at San Quant, n.
ADoroximately 1 percent of the documents have been selected,
including all items written by Edison or bearing substantive marginalia by him.
!
Anti-flHgarftte 5Iragm> ,
OF NEW YORK J JLo W*
a°* w“t T°jrr N“
- ANTI-OICARETTB L=^ltu *
11 to temple^oL. Ch.cagc, to V*M T'
ffa are endeavoring to place before the
publio a Moving Picture, depicting in an inter¬
esting and instructive manner, the ill effects
of the cigarette on the human system. 0ur
Scenario deals entirely with the cigarette, and
tobacco in any other form is not criticised.
In order to accomplish the desired re-
ault, we require the moral support of some of the
prominent men and women who have ^e^y^ublicly
expressed their aversion to the cigarette. We
do not desire any contribution,- nor any effort
on your part,- merely the privilege of placing
your name, amongst others, on our c°mmi^ee, as
sanctioning this movement against the cigarette
traffic .
Whatever funds may be derived from the use
of this picture are to be used for the enlargement
of the work of this organization, and we trust you
will favor us with a word, or line, at an early
date.
Yours very truly,
STATE SUPT.
P.S. Reply should be sent to
205 West 103rd St., N.Y.
Paper. Inc., Publishers
Dear Sir:
I have seen a statement attributed to you that
burning cigarette paper gives off acrolein. Being
familiar with the composition of most cigarette papers
and with the origin of acrolein, I have refused to believe
that you would make a statement of this kind. However
an alleged facsimile of a letter of yours to Mr. Henry
Ford of Detroit, Mich., is now before me and I xma it so
difficult to reconcile what you say regarding the injurious
agent in cigarettes with my own knowledge of the composition
of cigarette paper, that I beg leave to ask if you still .
maintain the opinion which you have expressed in the letter
to Mr. Ford.
Thanking you in advance for any attention which you
may be good enough to pay this communication, I am,
Very truly yours,
sl-* \
TJK/MGB
[ATTACHM ENT/ENCLOSURE]
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OrELAPLAIN'S DEPARTMENT
CALIFORNIA STATE PRISON
AX SAN (jUHNTIN
Mr. Thomas J . EdiBon,
Menlo Park, Hew Jersey.
My dear Sirs
I fceg your pardon for thus trespassing upon a busy man,
tut in behalf of over 2800 men, whom I serve as Chaplain, I want
to ask for an autograph statement from yourself, giving your views
concerning the effects of cigarettes.
Is it true that cigarette users are not employed by
your Company? I believe that this is tue stand you have taken,
and that it will have great influence in overcoming one of the
moat pernicious habits in modem life.
Thanking you for your kind attention to this matter,
and with kind regards, I am,
y''"'-"' San^uentin, Cal.,
( V?
Jan. 13th, 1915.
Bon^Smokers’ protective Xeague
that you ‘are reported 'to opploy no one who anokeo. I
hove advised Professor wilder that 1 would endeavor to
obtain a verification of the report-, and to that end-, I
ac. addressing you, py dear Vr. Edison, upon the subject
aa it ia of great, interest' to us. I await your kind reply.
I5M:
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MESSAGES AND QUOTATIONS
FROM AUTHORITIES
First Non-Smokers’ Protective League of
America Convention
\
ITovember 9. 191 5*
Hon. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir:
I understand you have recently published t
If so
Edison General File Series
1915. Clubs and Societies (E-15-21)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
Edison's membership in, and activities on behalf of, social clubs, professional
societies, political groups, and civic organizations. There are also appeals
from charitable organizations. Among the items for 1915 is a communication
from Charles P. Steinmetz regarding Edison's election as an honorary
member of the Illuminating Engineering Society, as well as a letter from
engineer Henry M. Byllesby asking him to serve on the advisory committee of
the Tariff Commission League.
Less than 1 percent of the documents have been selected, including all
items bearing substantive marginalia by Edison. The following categories of
documents have not been selected: requests for Edison's autograph or
signature, including its reproduction; form letters and other routine
correspondence regarding meetings and activities; invitations and other
requests that Edison either declined or did not acknowledge; invitations for
which no substantive response has been found; correspondence from
organizations in which Edison was not involved; published proceedings and
printed circulars; and duplicates.
Augu0t 13) 1915>
Hr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange,
Hew Jersey.
Bear Hr. Edison:
i do-ci cU^fu w
Y l£ervA*n*t^* \b-*J
„ GUV* <
, H0xrrf\O^r*tufdC
)i. 4» . +1 ^i-^i •ryi.q/0 CfJC
The enclosed letter and adS^gnanyinydocu-
UC
ment explain themselves,
very carefully and then ^
name to "be used e
movement is entirely non-political. It is sofely-for the
purpose of endeavoring to bring into the extremely delicate
tariff situation some real, sound, non-partisan , "Bray-flat ter .
j* UA twn< to A(^nt>^worv^»
enoloocu icoi.oj. »..>.»> _ _
UO JX 'Witfjtp . cv lU&wewwjew
es, and I am asking you to read them!
Ire ma,that you will allow your
jp\of the advisory committee. This
Many of the names given on the letter-head, I am
sure you will know. The treasurer, Mr. John J. Mitchell, is
president of the Illinois Trust k Savings Bank, of this city,
a hank with about $95,000,000.00 of deposits. Mr. Mitchell
is one of our wealthiest and leading citizens. Mr. H. W. Har¬
ris is the senior partner of the great firm of IT. W. Harris k
Company, the largest dealers in bonds in this country. Mr.
Prank 0,_ Logan is one of our very wealthy citizens and a member
of one of our leading banking houses, Logan & Bryan. Of course,
Mr. James J. Hill you know well as being president and chairman
of the board of the Great northern Railway. Mr. E. P. Ripley
is president of the Atohison, Topeka & Santa Pe Railway.
We will promise to call upon you for no labor whatso¬
ever. We want to use your name among the other members of the
II. M. nVLLKSDY » COMPANY
Mr. Thos. A. Edison. August 13, 1915, Page 2.
advisory oommittee aB helping ub to appeal to the common sense
and intelligent attention of all classes of people in the
oountry. I shall thank you very much if you can telegraph me
your acceptance of this, if possible, on Monday, so that we
can have our printed matter go forward, as we wish to use your
name in connection with this.
X think you know me well enough to know that I would
not appeal to you on anything which I did not believe would meet
your own strong and well-seasoned views. Again, I shall consid¬
er it personally a very great honor to be associated as director
of an organization of which you are one of the advisory committee,
and perhaps , between us, we could do as much in this tariff mat¬
ter as we have done in electric lighting in the past.
Kindly remember me to Mrs. Edison and your daughter.
Believe me ,
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
tariff Cnmnttsaion foanu?
SUITE 1322 FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING, CHICAGO
August 13, 1915.
Mr. H. M. Byllesby ,
208 South LaSalle St. ,
Chicago , Illinois.
Dear Mr .Byllesby:-
We are sorry you were not at the
Board meeting Wednesday, hut we shall hope for hettsr
luok next time.
On the above letterhead, you will find the names of
the directors so far selected and some members of the
advisory committee. It iB the purpose of the board
to have about twenty or twenty-five of the best known
names in the country upon that list. We do not ex¬
pect these neople to do anything except to give ub
the benefit* of their names in carrying forward a great
patriotic work.
We made a selection the other day of four men, whom
we desire to have above any others upon this list, and
one of them is Mr. Thomas A. Edison. We understand
that you know Mr .Edison quite well and you oan tell
him of the oharaoter of the men back of this movement
and what a great service he oan render the cause and
the public by permitting us to put his name among
others on Mr. James J. Hill's committee.
We have our first batch of printing in type, and, in
faot , are holding the nreBB for two or three names.
If you oan take this matter up with Mr .Edison and get
thgin^ra ' aP^trfl?o^ WlMr . Vo^Te^e*6
of Hew York says he will endeavor to see Mr.EdiBon, but
I am afraid he is so busy that he may overlook it, and
aB you are on the board, we assign this to you as your
first job.
Sincerely yours^.
AN ARGUMENT AND A BILL FOR A
PERMANENT NONPARTISAN
TARIFF COMMISSION
By HOWARD H. GROSS, FIRST NATIONAL
BANK BUILDING, C H I C A G O, I LL I N O I S
IN THIRTY YEARS OF “TARIFF TINKERING" WE
HAVE HAD FIVE REVISIONS OF THE TARIFF
AND TWO ATTEMPTS AT REVISION
RESULT — Nobody Satisfied
Business Periodically Upset
Hundreds of Millions Money Los
Millions of Workers Distressed
THE NEED— A Nonpartisan Permanent Tari
How the Tariff Can be Taken Out of Politics.
ONLY A FEW COPIES OF THIS BRIEF AND BILL HAVE BEEN PRINTED.
THIS ONE IS SENT TO YOU WITH THE REOUEST AND HOPE
THAT YOU READ IT CAREFULLY^ sy (7
„ I THINK YOUR GENERAL PROPOSITION IS SOUNDf' 4ND THAT
THIS IS PROBABLY THE ONLY WAY TO JfAKE THE TARIFF OUT OF
POLITICS AND PUT IT ON AN ECONOMIC BASIS. ” ^ ^
Oj Association of
Edison Illuminating Companies >
M
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T o the Members of the
Association of Edison Illuminating Companies :
Arrangements for the Thirty-sixth Convention of this Association to be
held at Spring Lake Beach, New Jersey, September 13, 14, 15, and 16, 1915, are
now complete.
Business Program
The business program which has been arranged so as to allow ample
time for general discussion is as follows, and it is hoped that each repre¬
sentative attending the Convention will make it a point to attend all business
sessions at the hours scheduled :
TUESDAY MORNING, September 14, 1915— 10:00 A.M.
Committee on Meters..™ _ _ Mr. O. J. Bushnell, Chairman
Committee on Reporting Decisions of Public Service
Commissions _ : _ _ Mr- E. W. Burdett, Chairman
Paper — “Electricity for Everybody, a Complete Canvass
of the Boston Edison Territory” - .Mr. Leavitt L. Edgar
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, September 14, 1915— 2:00 P.M.
Committee on Electric Plant ...Mr. R. F. Schuchardt, Chairman
Committee on Steam Plant - Mr. J. W. Parker, Chairman
Committee to Confer with the Bureau of
_ _ _ Mr. Wm. C. L. Eglin, Chairman
General Open Discussion of Technical Problems
WEDNESDAY MORNING, September 15, 1915—10:00 A.M.
Committee on Residential Service
' Rate " _ '••••••••Mr. Alex Dow, Chairman
Paper — “Analysis of Costs of an Electricity Supply Company.”
Part 1 — Making the Analysis
Mr. Arthur D. Spencer — Mr. Russel! W. Symes
Part 2— Use of the Analysis — . . Mr. Alex Dow
General Open Discussion of Central Station Rate-making
Principal Train and Boat Service
NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA TO SPRING LAKE, N. J.
CENTRAL RAILROAD
ROTARY CLUB
OF JACKSONVILLE
, Hovoniber 12, 10 If).
Sm«u OcrvAA to
^ Vu^
lU
11 come each win.tc!
Bear Sir:-
I undchs
□ pend a period in Florida,
city, which is rode np of more then one
leading business men, each represent ing
to
The BGtnry Club of t^/
ire then one hundred
different
line of business, would be very much honored if, on
your way to or from your winter homo, you could stop
in Jacksonville long enough t
'sqr dinnor.
1 guest for a’luricheoi
If you can accept this invitation and advise
i the approximate timo.X assure you it would
afford'' greet 'pier sure to our organisation,
Yours very truly,
YOTAP.Y CLUB OP JACK30HVILLEU
Illuminating Engineering Society
My dear Mr. Edison:-
/ # \ December 21, 1915
/ (rt { 4 1 / Schenectady, E.Y.
A.
In the name of the Illuminating Engineering Society,
and as President of this Society, X am gratified to ask yon
to accept the Honorary Membership in the Illuminating Engineer¬
ing Society, and to honor us with your presence at the Banquet
given at the Decennial Meeting of the Society on Thursday,
February 10th, 1916.
I desire to add my personal solicitation for your
acceptance and believe, since modern illuminating engineering
has been made possible by your work in giving us the incandes¬
cent lamp and the economical method of operating it, the
Illuminating Engineering Society is almost entitled to the
recognition by you in accepting its Honorary Membership, and
I trust that you will find it possible to do so.
Thos. A. Edison
TIIK AMEIIICAX SOCIETY OE MECIIAXICAI. EXIilXEEIIS
Edison General File Series
1915. Condensite Company of America (E-15-22)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents concerning
the Condensite Co. of America, a producer of chemical products and
synthetic waxes. A report by president Kirk Brown refers to the company s
relocation from Glen Ridge to Bloomfield. New Jersey as well as to the
impact of the war on the company's business. Also included in the report is
a comparative balance sheet for the period 1913-1914, signed by treasurer
Frank L. Dyer.
All of the documents have been selected except for duplicate items and
meeting announcements.
CONDENSITE COMPANY OF AMERICA
Bloomfield, N.J.
January 30th, 1915.
To the Stockholders of
Conaenaite Company of America.
The aalea of the Company's products for the paat year a how a
healthy increaae in volume, and the net reault of the year's trading
ia a substantial surplus, the first in the Company' a history.
The effect of the European war upon our business has been
to greatly enhance the cost of some of our raw materials; so far,
however, this has not resulted in any loss to us as we were well
stocked , or where this was not the case have succeeded in substitut¬
ing with other materials of leas price. We do not anticipate any
serious difficulty on this score.
He most important moot of the past year ton toon tho tim¬
ing ot tho no. norks in Bloomfioia. »e«e nnnoint of a group nl
firs builflings , two manufacturing buntings, an of fins touting,
laboratory ant per ton... «... am all of ‘to most mnt.r. full
fir. proof ant ".ill" n.n.tr.ntinu, nqulppet .1th sprinkl.r. ant
lntopent.nt oooro. of ..tor .apply, thus f°' “s °°W
an in.ur.nn. rat. that in only a ..mil fraction of «h. rat, pait on
the Glen Ridge plant.
!h. contracts for th. work w.r. l.t at a tl.o whn. th.rs was
groat toprseslon in tho t.ilting trnto. ant tho prloo of ..t.rial.
lower than the, tot ton. for .... years. 1. no.n.qu.n.o of .hioh
th.ro was a sating n.timat.a t, th. ongin.n.-.rnhit.nt In .barge
of th. work, at -310,0001 .to prop.rt, 1. on Mere str.et with a
frontage on the Erie Railroad, ana in extensive enough to afford
ample room for growth.
This valuable manufacturing plant has been acquirod without
orGating a mortgage or bonded indebtedness, whioh was made possible
by the securing of loans from banks on the Company's paper, endorsed
by some of the officers of the Company, but without other security;
should the loans have to be taken up, enough subscriptions to the
oapital stook are assured to make that possible. Shis important
acquisition has been made thereforo without putting any strain upon
the Company's resources or impairing its oredit standing, or even,
for the present at least, increasing its oapital obligations.
Much important work has been dona in developing improved pro¬
cesses in the manufacture of Halowaxes at Y/yandotte and their pro¬
duction in standardized forms is well assured, but the capacity of
the plant has proven to be so limited that the sale of the product
has not been pushed ; now, however, that the more important financ¬
ing of the new Bloomfield plant has been accomplished , new apparatus
has been ordered, moat of which is already delivered, and within a
few weeks the Company's facilities for the manufacture of the Halo-
waxes will bo increased about four hundred fold. This new plant,
as well as the old one, will be housed in a new building especially
erected for the Company’s use by the Pennsylvania Salt Mfg. Company,
within whose works it is situated.
Respectfully submitted.
Kirk Brown, President.
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
To the Stockholders of
Condensite Company of America.
I submit report of the books of your Company for the year end¬
ing December 31st, 1914.
Comparative Balance Sheet.
1914
Plant, Bloomfield, H. J.
" Wyandotte, Mich.
Real instate, Bloomfield, N. J.
Patent Sights, Domestic & Foreign
Investments
Inventories
Hotes & Aocounts Receivable
Cash
Unexpired Insurance, etc.
Deficit
15,618.84
7,906.02
6,871.50
292,100.00
32,194.27
20,143.03
7,543.22
204.57/
2.194.43
406,175.88
19,423.29
4,732.73
50,731.13
292,100.00
20,400.00
31,122.63
12,137.00
3, 646.46
434,293.24
Liabilities
Capital Stock Preferred
" ” Common
" " In Treasury
Accounts Payable
Notes
Surplus
141,900.00
158,700.00
91,300.00
13,276.88
405,175.88"“
141,900.00
158,700.00
91,300.00
8,761.94
19,000.00
14.631.30
434,293.24
Comparative Profit & Loss Statement
Profit for year
Charged off for depreciation
Surplus for year
Previous deficit
Carried forward defioit
14,702.28
1.506.32
lS,155.'lTg-
15.390.39
21,128.59
4.302.86
16,825.73 '
2.194.43
2,194.43 surplus 14,631.30
Respectfully siibmitted ,
Frank L. Dyer, Treasurer.
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
CONDENSITE COMPANY OF AMERICA
BLOOMFIELD. NEW JERSEY
REMOVAL
We have removed from our original location at Glen Ridge, New
Jersey, where our business had its inception to the neighboring town ol
Bloomfield, on Grove Street and. the Erie Railroad.
Our new plant, comprising two and a half acres of ground and
a group of buildings especially designed for the production of Condensite,
affords ample laboratory, manufacturing and storage facilities to provide for
the increasing demand for our products.
The mail, telegraph and express address is Bloomfield, N. J.
CONDENSITE COMPANY OF AMERICA
Edison General File Series
1915. Copyright [not selected] (E-15-23)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents concerning
the use and protection of intellectual property. Among the documents for 1 91 5
is a printed petition from Thomas A. Edison, Inc., the Victor Talking Machine
Co., and the Columbia Graphophone Co. to the Register of Copyrights
requesting amendments to the Pan-American Convention.
Edison General File Series
1915. Deafness (E-15-24)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
Edison's deafness and to devices for the hearing impaired. Included are
requests for Edison’s opinion of existing hearing aids, as well as inquiries
concerning his plans to invent such a device. Most of the letters received no
answer or a standard reply stating that Edison had discontinued his hearing
aid experiments and that he expected to return to them in the future. Only two
items have been selected: a letter from Dr. August E. Zeitler regarding an
idea for overcoming deafness through the stimulation of the spinal column by
sound waves, which Edison referred to experimenter Absalom M. Kennedy
for further consideration, and Kennedy's response to Edison.
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Edison General File Series
1915. Edison, T. A. (E-15-25)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents concerning
Edison's life story, his response to erroneous newspaper reports about him,
his opinions regarding a variety of subjects, and numerous other matters. The
letters consist primarily of unsolicited inquiries, but there are also exchanges
with friends and business associates. Among the documents for 1915 are
reminiscences of Edison’s early career as an itinerant telegrapher in
Cincinnati Also included are comments by Edison about euthanasia for
animals and American naval readiness. In response to a letter from educator
Mark H C Spiers, Edison remarks that he has no recollection of ever saying
that genius is "perspiration" rather than "inspiration." Other correspondents
for 1 91 5 include James N. Gamble of Proctor & Gamble, author and dramatist
Percy W. MacKaye, author Upton Sinclair, and New York attorney Frederick
J. Stone.
Less than 10 percent of the documents have been selected, including
all items bearing substantive marginalia by Edison. The following categories
of documents have not been selected: unsolicited requests for donations,
employment opportunities, and interviews; routine requests for biographical
and other information, including Edison’s advice and opinion.
r
I must admit though that we havn't had hot weather all
the time. Anyone couldn't ask for a more even temperate climate than we
had up in the State of Minas Geraes, v/here the milk, cheese, gold and
diamonds come from. While v/e were down in the State of Sao Paulo v/e
had very good weather also. At present we are headed for Manoas on
the Amazon, where v/e will arrive in the course of three months. We can
expect hot weather from now on.
It may interest you to know that we have played in 32
theatres and run a few over a thousand pictures. Business iB very poor
compared with what it would have been three or four years ago. (There
are several reasons, the principal ones being the European War and the
bad financial condition of the Brazilian Government. Has anyone ever
written you how people of semi-civilized countries accept the "Kinotophone"?
I think that the Brazilians must be different from most people of their
class. 'They are very conventional. V/e rarely ever receive a hand applause.
Not more than three of four "Brazis" wanted to see the apparatus. A
"Brazi" who has brains enough to get a job with the Government and buy
lottery tickets has got about all the brains that he cares for. All the
big things that have been done in Brazil, have been done by English,
Americans, Italians or Germans. The French women do business here alBol
Another cause of Brazil's failure. I am not progressing very fast with
the language; but manage to get about the country with an operator who
speaks Italian and Portuguese but no English.
While in Bio v/e read with rauoh regret in the local papers,
that the Edison Works had suffered a large fire. No details given except
a large loss. I sinoorely hope that it was greatly exaggerated and await
with interest to read a paper from the States on the matter. We left
Nictheroy on the day that the first mail arrived from the StatoB for three
weeks. It will be forwarded to us at Bahia. I will finish this letter
when I arrive there.
Bahia, Jan. 22, 1916.
Brazil,
My Bear Mr. Stevens:- >
I will now finish thiB letter; but you probably won't
reoeive it for a month or more, ub there is no mail leaving for the States
for 12 days. Upon arriving here I immediately went to the Consulate's and
read in their newspapers of the terrible fire which wiped out try old home.
My deepest sympathy goes out to Mr. Edison and to you all, v/ho in any way
suffered from the disaster. .1 have always held Mr. EdiBon in great admiration
J
■but now doubly so, seeing his attitude in the faoe of suoh adversity.
Hoping this will find you well, I am,
Sincerely yours ,
(signed) C. V/ayne Tu thill
address
o/o American Consul General,
Para, Brazil,
1 JM>. 16, 1915.
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r hos . A . Hdis
Orange ,
Hev; .7
I am prompted to write you otfSause of my in¬
terest in the sculptor, 0.3. Pietro who, as you doubtless
know, has made a bust of I.Ir . Burroughs which Hr . Ford presented
to the American Museum of natural History and which is now at
the V'inter Exhibition of the national Academy of Design, air.
Pietro has also under way busts of both Hr. and Hr s . Ford. He
is without exception a man of unusual genius, being able to
bring out the personality of his subject, not merely making a
mask of bronze or marble. He has just completed a bust of ex-
Presiaent Taft.
In the present exhibition of the national Acad¬
emy of Design, he has nine pieces on exhibition - a very unusual
number for one sculptor .
This is introductory to the request I wish to
make that he be permitted to make a bust of you. I hope for a
favorable decision because whether you wish it or not, you are
sure to be represented in sculpture and as this cannot be avoid¬
ed, it would be only just that the representation be as accurate
as possible. Pietro is worthy of being given the opportunity
because he has the genius that will enable him to produce re¬
sults that will be satisfactory. There is one advantage whioh
I believe will boar weight in your opinion; ho is a very rapid
worker and could probably do his work with only five hours, ob¬
servation of you. It would not be necessary for you to be in¬
convenienced for he would take his clay to Orange and model you
while you worked .
Of course there would be no financial obligation
on your part as to be privileged to model a bust of you wouldbe
l sufficient reward.
- i
Mr. Thos. A. Sdison #2.
Me . Pietro ha3 been invited by one of
our foremost painters to have a Joint ex¬
hibition with him in the near future and he
would like to have your bust completed at
that time .
Hoping that I may receive a favorable
response from you, I am,
Very sincerely your si
A HP .1.1
February 1st 1915
Mr. Thomas A Edison
Orange , I'T . J •
Dear Sir;- In the draft cf a new catalog being prepared
for this school I find the following reference to a
saying attributed to you. Vo old icu sr-
tc inform me whotner this is an authentic story?
"Mr. Thomas Edison likewise, in reply to
the inquiry of a young lady seated next him at taole
as to whether he aid not think that genius was inser¬
tion, is reported to nave said: 'My dear young lady,
Genius is not inspiration; it is perspiration.'"
If this is not accurate, a correct version
(if there is such an one) would be very welcome.
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Mr .Thos.A. Edison',^' J_
, ’ West! Orange, H.J\.
-Dear.-Mr.. Edison,- . . .
Pardon my writing you but I have just finished
reading tho A , article "Edison Under Eire" in this past months
copy of the American.
The sentance :-"l 'm sixty-seven years old but I'm none
too old to take a freash start tomorrow mprning" is the
cause of this letter. I am going to have sentence framed and
hung in my labaartory.
I have been studing chemistry for several years and
lately have become discouraged, but sonce reading of how you
took ahold of yourself after your great misfortune, has given
me freash' courage and I thank you for it.
Yours very truely,
(DIjtc %XvdmxsiiQ
ALSTON ELLIS, president
Athens, Olrin
PENTAGONAL DEBATING LEAGUE
QUESTION i Ec.o M.Thatth,
_ 1 91 5
Mr, Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, Hew Jersey,
bear Sir:
We understand that reoently you made the state¬
ment that "Our Havy is inefficient."
There is to he a Eentagonal Dehate between
four universities of Ohio and Kentucky State university,
■and we would appreciate it very much, if, having made
such a statement, you would oonfirm it hy letter to us.
Thanking you on behalf of Ohio University,
t
RespeotfUlly yours,
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very busy man. Put a line from you in the Marsh numbei
Ma-asine has given me hope.
tvixs line is- "Mobody is ever too old to tale a fresh start."! am
about vour age, having been born October iv, 1846. I entered railway
service January 1, 1869, and have been either with railroads or on ties
newspapers ever since. ?or many years I had a paper of my own, and in
1908 M merged" with, another office and lost all, and a little more.
be^t -with a mortgaged home and no position but that of a news wri¬
ter at fi 14 per weeX, I felt line there was little hope ahead, but you
have given me new inspiration.
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> thank you for your iery kind letter of the
lath inst. It is not s
lot tar in one ’ a own behalf . However, the following may serve as
the draft of a lattar to tha Myyor, if it accords with your views.
Hon. John Purroy Mitchell,
Mayor of tha City of Naw York,
,Daar Sirj-
^ 1 understand that Mr Frederick J. Stona is c
ata for appointment e
i Justice of tha Court of Special Ses-
11 1 have known Mr Stonei'for many years and ha has ap-
{Attogrrey &)
paarad for mo, as^fSolTcitor, in soma vary important cases in
tha United States Courts and he carried two appeals for me to
tha Supreme Court of the United States in which Ex-Judge Alton
6. Pdrkar Was associated with him.
If you should appoint him, 1 believe he would satis¬
fy tha community and bo a credit to your administration*
" Mr Stone is a good lawyer and he comas of a family of
eminent lawyers. The late Bavid Dudley Field and the late Hon
Stephen D.FIeld were his uncles and the lata Hon David J*3rewer
11 It gives me pleasure to command my friend, Mr Stone*'
, Dear Sir,- Vary truly Yours,
If I have suggested too much please blue-pencil
Thanking you a^in^^m/ywry (ffuly Yr^end,
JL(^l >fe
V) 3
ilfport, Mississippi^
June 28, 1915. j
uj, _ \
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East Orange, £% *> ‘
Dear Sir:
I am publishing shortly an anthology, "THE
CRY FOR JUSTICE," concerning which I enclose a circu- »
lar. It would give mo pleasure to send you a copy of
this book if there would be any prospect of your having
time to give it a reading sufficient to form an estimate
,t present located at Oulfport,
venienco in replying, I enclose
self-addressed stamped envelope.
Very sincerely yours.
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
THE CRY FOR JUSTICE
\N ANTHOLOGY OF SOCIAL PROTEST
• WRITINGS OK PHILOSOPHERS, POETS, NOVELISTS, SOCIAL REFORMERS
AND OTHERS WHO HAVE VOICED THE STRUGGLE AGAINST SOCIAL
INJUSTICE. SELECTED FROM TWENTY -FIVE LANGUAGES,
COVERING A PERIOD OF FIVE THOUSAND V EARS.
Edited by UPTON SINCLAIR -Preface by JACK LONDON
rHIS Anthology is the first gathering together of the body of the hteraturc
(both prose and poetry) and art of the humanist thinkers d o
No person, no matter how soft and secluded lus own life has been, can
ad this Anthology and not be aware that the world is filled with a l ast _mass
,f unfairness, cruelty, and suffering. Such has been the observation of
linkers the seers, the poets and the philosophers during all the ages.
One has only ’to rcid the names of the men and women whoje uxirds burn
l these pages, to recall that by far more than average intelligence hat c t ic
on their place in the world’s history. They were givers and servers, and
:crs and humanists.
A GOSPEL OF NEW HOPE TO THE RACE
Life tore at them with its heart-break. They could not escape the hurt
c it* hv selfish refuge in the gluttonies of brain and bod} . 1 nc\ saw , anu
teclcd thcmsclvcsto see, clear-eyed and unafraid. Nor were they afflicted
v some strange myopia. They all saw the same thing. They are all ^agreed
-
uimanity. It is here in these pages. It is a true report.
FOR EVERY STUDENT OF THE WORLD’S THOUGHT
-You have marvelously covered the wholepound.
“ ^*^h^ecraomirpWtoso^k^rtisac-^tas to have.”— Reginald Wright Kauffman.
ILLUSTRATED I
WITH '
REPRODUCTIONS
OF SOCIAL PROTEST
IN ART
In respect to the illustra¬
tions in this work, an effort
has been made to parallel in
the province of art what has
been done in the field of liter¬
ature; to obtain the best
material, both classic and
modern, of both painting and
sculpture. The collection of
illustrations reflects admir¬
ably the passionate spirit of
the text and, incidentally,
bears the names of some of
rho hast artists in this field.
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
by the master-spirits of all ages
^ rr'VME “Crv for Tusticc” has been culled
THE “Cry for Justice” has been culled
from the recorded literature of all ages
and compacted into this one epoch-
making volume. This is the first effort that
has been made to cover the whole field of the
literature of social protest, both in prose and
poetry, and from all languages and times.
Since a number of prominent authorities as-
sisted the editor this volume is the product
of a number of minds ; and the collection repre¬
sents not its editor, but a whole movement,
made and sustained by the master-spirits of
all ages.
INSPIRES EVERY THINKING
MAN AND WOMAN
ARRANGED FOR EASY REFERENCE
The work is thoroughly indexed.
The material is classified in seventeen books, under
the following titles:
j.Toil. 2. The Chasm. 3. lac Outcast. 4.0*1$
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,nkr. IS. Country. 13 • Children 14 ■ Jlumor.
15. The Poet. 16. Socialism. 17. 1 he h ew Day. .
5 In addition, there are a comidcic Index of Subjects L/
and a full Index of Authors. Brief Biographical Notes .
give the information desired about all authors represented.
BEAUTIFULLY PRINTED AND BOUND ^
The book measures x inches, I \ inches in thickness, and con-
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TWO STYLES OF BINDING ARE OFFERED
THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY
1006-1016 Arch Street
Jiay 22, 1915'
Ur. Thomas a. Edison,
East Orange, H.J,
Sear Ur. Edison: -
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A i 1 U* Ta A
The enclosed clipping was taken rrom the dncln- c
natl Tines Star. It suggests that about the date named the west- C
ern Ohlon Installed for Procter & Gambia a telegraph connection ^ t o_
between their office on second St. and their factory on Central r "♦* S’
Ave. opposite York 8t., which was provided at each end with a v. fl
dial, similar to a clock faoe, letters being substituted for {■ f*
figures, by which messages could be spened out; and that they C r>
placed in charge of the maintenance' and supervision of that con-> c C
nection Thomas Edlfcon. v p *
The Impression made upon us at thatt time by his service" 'jLJL.
was totally different from that made upon the mind of Ur. Barton C i
Johnston and has been substantiated by what Mr. Edison has since vN \ r
done. T ) ?
I thought that possibly In the midst of your Intense- and> _
increasing activities, bringing to your memory things that occur- 1 ~
red years ago might be a momentary relief. I wish to congratu¬
late you upon younJnvestlgations, adherence- to and application e
the divine laws lrfjphyslcal 011(1 mental world, which have resulted 1
ln such wonderful suoaess. Zt Is obvious that the aame process
in relation to spiritual law will result In the suoaess we all
hope to achieve in the life which Is granted us to live.
Hoping and feeling assured that In. your new position, you
will achieve great things, I am,
Mrs. Thomas Edison
Glenmont
Llewellyn Park
Orange, n»J<
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*nXof evv£.,vfu1Nx
I was very glad indeed to recoiye lyoui^
kind letter during the summer saying that you would
speak to Mr. Edison as soon as possible in regard
to the momoir of my father with a few words which
you thought he might be willing to contribute to it .
As I hope to have the memoir in shape/before
long and would especially prize a few words from Mr.
Edison concerning my father as an inventor, I /am hoping
that you might find it convenient to broach/the subject
to him in the near future. /
I was much interested to repeive notice
recently concerning the new venture/Of your son IV
please give him my best wishes.
iyith kind remembranoo3
'Yours very sincerely
^ l5£r^-T-/
W jin - W
ISoxene: C>irryj^vira«T^JLi IBank:
HS«diwik:,IIiidaiiimi> Sop t*. 27, 1915.
AT
Thos. A. Edison, Esq.,
Llewellyn Park,
Orange, H.J.
Dear Mr. Edison;-
I have been out here several weeks, look¬
ing into the apple situation, and during stay here, have been
up to the Arrowrook Dam.
I am enclosing a clipping from .yesterday's paper,
whioh seems to me to be rather a temperate article, and unlesB
you know all about the dam, it might interest you.
Boise people seem to exalt in the foot that it is
the "highest in the world", but what interests me is that the
dam ms completed within the time set for it, and at less cost
than estimated, and has already done a lot of good. One of
the men responsible for the success of the undertaking is thB
constructor, James Hunn. He went with me the othor day out
to my oroha rd, and to the reservoir whioh supplies the water
for the orohard. llunn seems to know considerable about concrete
construction, and it ooours to me that you might like to ply
him with some of your quick-firing questions. If Munn should
come to Hew York. I should like to bring him out to the labora¬
tory and submit him. I expoot to be home the first week in
Ootober.
On mj waj out, passing through Chicago, I noticed in the
paper that a herd of oattle, belonging to somual insull, and
valued at $100,000, had been ordered destroyed bj the Govern¬
ment. Quite a herd of oattle for a gentleman farmer isn't
it. How 3am has rlz.
Wish assurance of raj best regards, X am.
Faithfully joujs,
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
AH
SAVED MILLION FIRST YEAF
Arrow Rock Dam a
Producer From the Moment
: the Gates Were Closed.
People of Boise Valley
Good Reason for Showing
Their Appreciation.
THIS BUT THE
Future Chapters to Bo
by Generations of Farmer
Yet Unborn.
1 also cost more than Arrow just closed was not less than $10 Ci
ck. In the Roosevelt dam the per acre, or approximately a halt g,
it of masonry was approxi- million dollars. ai
.tcly $12 per cubic yard. In Assuming that the benefit to T
row Rock the approximate the hundred thousand acres serv- hi
it was $8 per yard. ed with late storage water this ii
BENEFIT OF MILLION. ^“ccdingb? fow ^mltc? Arrow "
Arrow Rock’s benefit to the Rock dam saved another half s]
.ise vallcv farmers is reckoned million to the Boise valley farm- n
millions of doHars already. To crs. In other words it paid one- e
timatc its actual value this fifth of its cost back in two items v
ar is a huge task. One illustra- the first year. of its use. . h
Thomas A Edison I
Llewellyn Park
West Orange Hen Jersey-
Dear Mr Edison
~ f { /
\ J^tober 13tK 1915
/
Paul Symon’s letter, which you kindly send and which
is returned herewith, has interested me greatly. What he says
within the period after I came with tha Company is perfectly true.
One thing about his engagement by Harry Miner was not known to
him. Miner had a number of engineers, one after another, who
would get intoxicated every once in awhile, and, more to his dis¬
advantage, would neglect the boilers, engines and dynamos to pay
attention to the aotress03 on the stage, which wa3 just off th9
plant space. The result was that he was having constant break¬
downs and spending a great d9al of money for repairs. He asked
a.9 to recommend a man and X took Paul Symon3 on the theory that
he was a churchman, happily married, did not drink, and, there¬
fore, would remain sober, keep away from the women of the stage
and ran his plant properly. I think as a result the element
of repair cost entirely disappeared in the operation of the plant.
Symons stood by the Company during the strike, which
occurred shortly after Eeggs came to Hew York, when he changed from
an eight to a twelve hour shift. I personally stood watch in
the engine room throughout one or two nights until the strike was
broken and the men returned to their posts. The longer day did
not seem fair, but I felt compelled to 3ta»d by the Company rather
than the men. Symon'e letter has quite an atmospheric touch.
It records but one of tha thousands of incidents, and series of
incidente, of thoae days, which I remember so well, following
closely upon your own personal work in the station and the dis¬
trict.
Perhaps bsfor9 you go west you will havs a chance to
drop Symone a personal word showing that he is not forgotten -
for up to the time he went to Miner he was one of the "old guard"
and, in going to Miner, he rendered vary good Bervica, because
a plant which, through neglect, had become very unsatisfactory
and expensive, was made the reverse - moat satisfactory and in-
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expensive - and greatly helped tha general oauae.
You don't know how muoh we all appreciated your letters
at tha opening of the Electrical Exposition. It is tha ninth
and tha heat of tha aeriaa - the product of another man who ia
pretty nearly entitled to ha considered aa one of the hoys., after
thaBS nine consecutive Shows - George Parker - who ia doing
Bplendid work in educating tha public of Hew York concerning the
real meaning of Ediaon and all that for which tha name stands.
Trusting that Srs Ediaon and youraalf are going to have
a very pleasant trip to San Eranciaco and again thanking you for
sending Symons' letter.,
Very aincarely
The Humane Society of Kansas City, Missouri
the stray dogs and oats at. the pounds in this oily .notwithstanding my as¬
surance, and the; assurance: of several of my old boys who have been shocked
to insensibility, that theproposed change. will greatly increase . the suf¬
fering of . these :helpless creatures.
With -the use of electricity for this purpose, the unknown
factors and variables -contacts, resistance, vitality &c.-make each operation
(especialfy in bungling hands), to say the least, more or less experimental »
whereas, with anaesthesia, the cubical contents of any death box or air tight
cabinet being known, the : exact amount of . the anaesthetic required to pro- -
duce lethal saturation . therein may be easily predetermined. All uncertain¬
ty is also eliminated by the use of tepid water submersion.
It would seem. that these considerations, together with the
unanimous testimony of the:men above refered to that before losing con -
soiousness, they suffered the. most awful agony for a brief but highly appre¬
ciable period of time. would suffice to prevent theproposed action, -and this
may be the: result. But, wishing to do all in my po wer . to protect these un¬
fortunate animals from unnecessary suffering j and believing that a word from
you would be: accepted as final, I am writing to ssk you to mail me your o-
pinlon ,from a humane poiat of view, of this method of taking animal life.
The leading argument now being used in favor of this "pro¬
gressive and hmanitarian reform" is. that it is used in Eoston. With all due
respect and a high regard for the: good people. of Boston, and a long standing
affection Sr the: old town,. I may remark. that some. things have been done in
Boston which should not be repeated.
With best regards and all good wishes, I am
LOB ANGELES, CAL., 'VL&Tt' ^ ^ ^ "
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q-'&tt'U $ JvV <t+rP-
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West 0 ranee, H. J. **') T . ^ ,-^ t(*A
Dear Sir:- ff JLj ^
If my understanding is tforrptyurj Edison has made an Ingersoll lus
work-a-day watoh. In factjl have before me a news iten dipped a
number of years ago, in whioh it is stated that Ur. Blison buys an
Ingersoll, takes off the ring, and carries it in his pooket like a
jack-knife.
Of oourse such an item is very interesting to our customers, and to
those who are thinking of buying a watch. We should like to tell the
readers of our oatalog that ur, Edison has carried, and is carrying an
Ingersoll, and we should like to show a small picture of Ur. Elison in
the oatalog which we are just now issuing.
I an wondering if you could consistently give us permission to, use Ur.
Bii son's picture in that manner; and if you could I shall very much
appreciate jour permission to do so. Also I shall appreciate any in¬
formation you can give me as to whether or not Ur, Blison still carries
his Ingersoll.
*he particular testimonial of this department to ur. Edison’s service is
that we have in mind to use an Blison industrial film.
lours respectfully,
BOBT. H. IM&ERSOIi & BED.
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EDISON LAMP WORKS
OF GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
V' ,
T
.Eeoember 9, 1915
(a went*
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----- ^ ■'
Mr. Ihomas A. Edison,
Orange ,
Hew Jersey.
My dear Mr. Edison: —
It iB impossible for me to express in
words my thanks and appreciation for the magnificent
phonograph and the most wonderful selection of records
whioh I received from you yesterday. I appreciate
thiB gift, for it means much to me and my family, as
I expect it will be with me to the end of my days and
will then find a place in the home of my children.
I can only say again that I thank you and
Mrs. Edison from the bottom of my heart for all the
oourtesies extended to me sinoe our acquaintance began.
With best personal regards to you and Mrs.
Edison, I remain.
EDI: BE
The Western Union Telegraph Company
MANAGER’S OFFICE
lynohburg , Va. Deo 24, 1915
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_
Mr. MS. A. Edison, r* ^ (lJU^»v^X
East Orange, H. J.
Dear Mr. Edison:-
Having been employed in the V/ U Telegraph
office here for almost 49 years .in all grade, from Messenger
to Manager, and having heard that you were at one time j Q
engaged with the same Company at Hew Orleans as Operator, <
and would at times work the Hew York wire, whioh passed
through the lynohhurg repeaters, I feel a little interested
to know if such was the faot and about what year were you
so employed at Hew Orleans, as 1 have been in charge of
repeaters here for a long time and it would be pleasant
for me to know that I was privileged to adjusting repeaters
for some of your work. The telegraph fraternity generally
take great pride in you as having been one of them. I am
deaf like yourself but working daily here for the W U as
their Wire Chief and do the work by sense of feeling.
Would thank you for an early reply.
Yours most truly,
Edison General File Series
1915. Edison Chemical Works (E-15-26)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents pertaining
to the testing, production, procurement, and sale of chemical supplies. The
selected items were sent to Edison by his brother-in-law John V. Miller,
manager of the Edison Chemical Works, and most bear his marginalia.
Included are letters relating to the production of iron by hydrogen and the sale
of the surplus iron to pharmaceutical companies.
Less than 1 percent of the documents have been selected. The material
not selected consists of weekly and monthly reports, chemical analyses, and
correspondence with customers and suppliers. Many of these items bear
Edison’s initials in the form of marginalia.
nflfU •
EDISON STORAGE BATTERY CO.
RESEARCH DEPARTMENT
DAILY REPORT
Date . S!e.b . 9 1 .5. ...
CHEMICAL. WORKS
In accordance with your approval, we have begun using
one drum of Potash obtained from the Niagara Alkali Co. in each
batch of Potash solution made up. We give you below the analy¬
ses of solutions made up with;-
(1) - All 1st quality Chlorine free Potash,
(2) - Chlorine free and ordinary Potash from Klipstein,
(3) - Entirely ordinary Potash from Klipstein,
(4) - Chlorine free and Niagara Alkali Potash.
(2) #383
32.29
KOH
K2CO3
KC1
K2S103
Pe & A1
Sp .gr .
(1)#629
33 .09
.54
.008
.004
1.326-23
.60
.321
Not tested
1.324-22 1 i322-26
Unless otherwise advised, we shall continue to use one
drum per batch of solution, until the Potash from fee Niagara Al-
YourB very truly,
kali Co . is ' consumed .
EDISON CHEMICAL WORKS ,
jvm/r (P ) .
TSri }
EDISON CHEMICAL WORKS
Mar oh. 4 th/ 15 .
Mr. Thomas A, Edison,
Orange, II. J
Bear Hr. Edison; -
Wo are in receipt this morning of report dated Feb. 26,
from the Research Bept. , with your comment relative to the elec¬
trical capaoity of the iron mix. In reply, would say that this
is reported hy the Research Bept. in error.
When these readings were first reported to us on our
daily report received here, we took the matter up immediately
with the Research Bept . They said that they had looked into the
matter and believed that the readings were correct. We immed¬
iately had duplicates made up and sent to Orange .
The day before yesterday, vie reoeived a note from Mr.
Chamberlain of -the Research Bept. stating that some of the iron
pockets had been run under wrong numbers, and among these were
the two irons #3179 and 3181 reported on Feb. 26. These irons
really ran 1873 and 1767 on the 8th run.
Yours sincerely.
Re/E. 3. B. Co.,
Res earoli Bept .
Baily Report .
EBIS01T CHEMICAL TORES,
EDISON CHEMICAL WORKS
Al
j, April 8, 1916.
Be/ Caustic Potash
Batch Ho . 657
Mr. Ehomas A. Eli son,
Edison laboratory ,
Orange, H.J.
Dear Mr. Edison: -
The following is an analysis of one bat oh of potash
solution made up from raw potash obtained from three souroes;-
2 Drums Ohlorine-free potash - Klipstein & Co .
2 « German, ordinary » - American Oil & Supply Oo .
x „ « Hiagara Alkali Oo .
Tho analysis of this solution is as follows;-
a „„ 32.70
K2003 /'/• - •■'6
K 01 'A> —
K2S10? ' -°23
He & Al
Kl
H2S (group)
K2MH 04
__.023
..006
none
KHO3
K20r04
E2S04
(group) "
sTq,'* 1.322 - 23
Clearness O.K.
Will you kindly approve the use of this material?
Ilease approve the accompanying copy of this letter, and return
to us; also, give opposite each item the maximum peroentage which
you will allow .
^Yours very truly,
EDISOH CHEMI0A1 WORKS,
JVM/HDY
1-enol .
: November 17, 1915
to Mr. Meadowcroft,
Ihomas A. Edison,
iaborato ry,
Orange , IT . J .
In answer to your inquiry of this morning, rela>±tfe to the
two grades of Iron by Hydrogen which we offer for. sale, would say
that we have found it as yet impossible to„ffee the iron of Sulphur.
Ordinarily the amount of sul^tmr^resent is hardly suffioient
to determine, but by the pharmaceutical t^Twe find that we have about
0.02 of a per cent of sulphur in the form of Iron Sulphide.
Mr. Edison has suggested that we treat the iron with Hitrio
Acid. We have done this in two or three different ways, and find that
it does not remove this sulphur. Furthermore , we have found that Iron-
by-Hydrogen, for pharmaceutical purposes, is made with Hydrochloric
Acid, instead of Sulphuric^ as we manufacture it, and, by the pharma¬
ceutical test, a certain amount of chlorides is allowed, but no sul¬
phides. therefore we are debarred from selling this, and from stating
that it is up to the .U.S.P. standard.
We understand that Mr. Edison does not want us to make any
Iron by Hydrochloric Aoid, and therefore I suppose we shall have to
let the matter drop, as far as any sales to drug houses is concerned,
at least for the present, until we make some more experiments.
Very truly yours..
JVIMi
EDISON CHEMICAI. WORKS ^
\Lr ^ ^ss^aasajfe.
£jU. 13E. <lAt**J?
- - ’’tS^Sl* t3Sfe» I
,„„„. a. D™‘ 2-^Xile
“,siS35rtfflL--A-
Dear Mr. Edis<
^t.. _ , .^nr-vf*
'*mw3^
‘^^closed herewith youoMKregoi^
Ei^clos^a herewith
enoe relative to ourproduotion of
-nrsw®&‘
_ _ _ C^on hy Hy$rogenJLS ^
vo» *11
of Iron hy HydrogeCwe can proa.u^^ee^f^
®y speaking to you a couple ^
matter to the effect tfet^Jng^ 3*?- incr®a.3®d $
of regular iron we caA
regularly in our old plant and would have to depej^upon
the furnaces in the new plant. We send this co^ndence
to you so that you oan answer them as to just wha^iantity
you think we can manufacture in the new outfit.
In regard to the price of this material,
I would call your attention to the fact that the original
figures given you did not include packing or barrels. The
writer believes that this was mentioned at the time. I
would suggest that in futur eructations should be made on
a basis including packing and barrels .
Yours very truly, •
rcnTSOH CHEMICAX WORKS .
Edison General File Series
1915. Edison Club [not selected] (E-15-27)
This folder contains announcements, minutes, and invitations from
the Edison Club, an employee organization.
Edison General File Series
1915. Edison Crushing Roll Company [not selected] (E-15-28)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents gating to
the business of the Edison Crushing Roll Co., which licensed and nstalled
Edison's crushing rolls and collected royalties for their use. Included are
reports pertaining to the operations and output of licensees, and
correspondence concerning the collection of royalties.
Edison General File Series
1915. Edison Portland Cement Company (E-15-29)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
the business of the Edison Portland Cement Co. in the United States and
abroad Included on one of the incoming letters is a comment by Edison in
regard to how "ruinous competition" had depreciated the value of the
company's stock. Another marginal notation by Edison refers to the annual
shutting down of the cement plant from December to March and to his plans
to remain closed until "the prices are fair."
Less than 1 percent of the documents have been selected. Not selected
are routine items pertaining to equipment and supplies, monthly sales, and
financial matters, including stockholders' accounts. Some of the unse acted
material contains references to the construction of Edison’s benzol plant in
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and to firms paying royalties for the use of Edison s
crushing technologies.
jng to ask ii‘ you can tell ub whether or not these stocks have any
value at the present tine and If you know of any market for them.
Awaiting the favor of your reply, we remain,
Philadelphi.a Pa. warcn oj.su isio
nlJauu ifel 1 fc+M iaa"
i ... B'ifi 1* Ut^^*
Just as I wrote you a word of sympathy dfter yohr fire in
er last do I feel constrained to write you Ateveral words of the s
at the closing down of the Edison Portland Cement Plant. X refer
nature at the closing down of th<
to the decision to withdraw from
period. *
the market, for practically an indefinite
If proof of my sinceriYy were refcessary , I hatfe but to reaer
> the lectures which I have given since I left the employ of the cfon.pony
1 October last on "Thomas A. Edison and His Achievements. One lecture
was*a ttended~by your Mr. Purdy' when he followed me with a demonstration,
of your Diamond Disc Phonograph. (tlHiYtio ou-w. -i-ew* e «■* f
y O T an A . C 0,. Ves\i
Rumor has it that the plaiTrXsYr& be ^ismantJldd. If this is
correct it seems a sin,a shame, and a crime to see that beautiful mill go
that wav. Accordingly, if I can show you that by the practice of economy
etc. at the mill and in the sales department they can be so managed as to
keep both intact and hold your own at even a 60ji price (making money at
anything above that) will you give
I can present a man who notnonly knows |the sales end complete,
but who is a thorough mechanic and understands the/ operation and manage¬
ment of a manufacturing plant. oj Cujuw-v «*• "
A January 1911 Scranton paper credits you with telling Mr.. Geo,
W. Perkins that there is a dirth of $10000.00 men that there are plenty
of twos and threes. If you will grant the interview requested I feel
convinced I can present what is called politically, A Dark Horse
worth $10000.00
If this appeals to you, kindly make an appointment , and at
the same time pending your decision in the matter, I v/ould appreciate
your treating this private and confidential beteoen yourself, and
i
Edison General File Series m
1915 Edison Pulverized Limestone Company [not selected] (E-15-30)
ssaesssat
promotional material.
Edison General File Series
1915. Edison Star [not selected] (E-15-31)
This folder contains unsolicited correspondence relating to the myth that
Edison was responsible for a bright light appearing in the sky above Menlo
Park. Edison denied responsibility and stated that the light was the planet
Venus.
Edison General File Series
1915. Education [not selected] (E-15-32)
This folder contains unsolicited correspondence and other documents
concerning Edison's opinion on technical and other forms of education. The
letters received no answer or only a perfunctory reply from Edison.
Edison General File Series
1915. Electric Light (E-15-33)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
electric lighting and power. Included are numerous references to Edison s
work on electric lighting during the 1870s and 18|°s_ Among the
correspondents are longtime Edison associate William S , Andrews i of the
General Electric Co. and Malcolm MacLaren of the Electrical Engineering
Department at Princeton University.
Less than 10 percent of the documents have been selected, including
all items bearing substantive marginalia by Edison. The unselected material
consists primarily of unsolicited inquiries and offers that received no answer
or only a form reply.
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Mr. Wm. H. Meadoworoft, Seo y
Edison Laboratory,
Orange, H.J.
Lear Mr. Meadoworoft: -
In reply to your inquiry of December
50th concerning the Bipolar Dynamo which Mr. Edison
uresented to Princeton University: From the
Photographs and figures .given by Prof. McLaren X believe
it to be a Standard 500 watt dynamo. The dimensions and
other data given on my old list for this machine are as
Overall length 21-1/4"
« width 14-V/16"
" Height 16-1/4
Diam. of pulley 3-1/2
Face. * zZ%f,
Bore " B/B
,b. .bo,, are «b. only di».n.l.n. of *bi. M
on my list. / lb. l«Wtb or tb. iron tl.-pl.o. £*% °f
dpi.no 1, marked 14- on pbotoer.pb end tbla
tb. total rtdth pf 14-7/16" Elv.n nbov.,
,hould further identify it, but thes
The pulley
ioBe are not given
by Prof. MoLaren,
The next larger machine was rated at 1000 watts
and its dimensions etc. ’
Volts iio
Amps. 9
R.P.M. 2100
Overall length 24-1/4^
» width 82-1/4"
.. " height 24"
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Face 8f pulley 3"
Bore " " , 6/8"
If none of data will Berve for identification, it must
he some special machine of older make and unlisted.
Crusting that this information may he of service
and cordially reciprocating your kind wishes for a Happy
Hew Year, I remain
CONSULCIHG EHGIHEER.
WSA:BR,
Jan. 5-th. 191*; •
Ur . Vi • £ . **ndrev.G ,
General Electric Co.,
Schenectady, «• Y*
ily Soar fir- -mdrews:
I am in receipt of your too favors of the
fourth instant, and beg to express ray thanks to you for the in¬
formation you have Riven mo in repaid to the old Bipolar Dynamo
v.hicn iir. Edison presented to Princeton University. --E to the
other motter. I do not blame you for feeling «» you did. So far
as I am concerned, your name has always been on ray list, and if
there should bo another gathering of the "Old Elmers", and if 1
am consulted, I shall lay a good deal of emphasis on your name
being included. Eo tell the truth, I feel as badly about it as
you have felt yourself, for I have alv.ays had the warmest kind
of friendly feeling toward your goodaclf.
With kindest regard, I remain,
Yours very truly.
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
T/VE"' ' >\
60 Pearl St. *1 \(a )
H.Y. June 19/15. J /
360 Pearl St.
Brooklyn.lt. Y. June 19/15
the accompanying statement of fact, even though it shock your sensi-W ,
bility in memory of Mr Ohinnock, who has repeatedly informed me that *Ǥ Vw*v**
you and he were particular friends: However, having passed the three
score and ten of man's allotted existanoe on this terrestrial sphere, u ,
I want to show that X have taken a little part in the introduction of^^ ^Kwn
your system in Brooklyn even though it were an involuntary gratuit- J «
ious procedure. My experience aB a factor in the introduction of Yv>a «
commercial electricity in Brooklyn, that eventuated towthe installa--
tion of the Thompson-Houston system to the exclusion of all other
Arc systems up to the advent of your system, was even more unfortu- ag¬
nate for me in a financial sense, than was my experience with Chin- u-
nock and Judge Daley, simply because the initial money I put into the^^pawi**
enterprise I was unable to get back - but, that is a long story that t * *»
had to do the politicians whose ways were as dark and tricks as vain^
as attributed to the heathen Chinese ! My late very dear friend, . , * \
Anthony N. Brady, has said facetiously, that I seem to lack a balance
wheel, and judging from the easy mark I have seemed to be for the ex- ,
ercise of the duplicity of the knaves, I guess Mr Brady was right. i/Htwv «*
There is some consolation in the fact that X am alive today in robust
health for an old fellow, and without a black mark!
I have been told of meeting you in the flesh in the early "sixties", y
but my memory fails to serve me as to the occasion. I knew many of "7
the old time operators, and could reminesce on a few of them, although /
I was interrupted in my practice to become an operator, by the advioe C>
of superintendent J.H. Baldwin, who recommended that I put my mind to
becoming a telegraph accountant - This reminds me of how I escaped
from going to Port Lafayette, becuse, I was not an operator, at the
time General Dix with a squad of soldiers, arrested all operators at
the N.Y. office of the "independent Co" 26 Nassau St, as being iden¬
tified with the false proclamation that was accredited with having
gone over that Company's wires. Wallace Leaning, Manager, and some
of the others, looked upon it as joke the first two or three days
they were "in hock", but, in about a week they began to think it was
getting too serious, and one poor fellow named Aplin whom you might
have known and would remember from the fact that, his eyes were of
different color, one being black and the other blue; who gave up in
dispair, and said he had no hope of ever again seeing his Wife and
family - those were stirring times ! Some of the old time operators
have redeemed themselves in a worldly sense, while many that I have
known have fallen by the way-side too weak to resist the evil influ¬
ences that jolly associations endangered. I was in Washington. D.c.
as cashier of the U.S.Co, when the Western-Union gobbled up the Com¬
pany and our President William Orton. It was in Washington I had the
misfortune to offend Gen'l Eckert, and he was so very narrow minded
that he never forgave me - I used to believe that David Homer Bates
furnished the brains for Eckert! Well, I am occupying too much of
your very valuable time, but, I must say before closing, that you
have certainly redeemed the old staff of telegraphersyrand it tickles
me to know that the WORLD does homage-to you - Amen:
v — iVery truly yours.
^--Tyery truly yours.
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The publication of the attached obituary of the late Charles E. Chinnoolc,
has inspired me to contribute something to the history of introducing
Electricity commercially in Brooklyn, and especially to my personal
connection in the initial endeavor to introduce the "Edison System"
Mr. Chinnoolc approached n
that, I should aid him
i the procurement of apublic franchise to operate the Edison Systeir
i Brooklyn. X informed him that the "Citizens" and "Municipal"
jmpanies , then, operating in Brooklyn, were practically dominated
-id controlled by the political element then dominating the politicc
f fairs of the City, and that my knowledge of them was such as to
iscourage any idea that they would be willing to admit a competing
Mr. Chinnoolc again approaclie
had been accorded to him, both he and his associates, were confident
of my ability to procure a franchise for them if I would only under¬
take to do so, and that the remuneration for such service would be
made satisfactory to me. X again declined for the same reason as
before advanced! Some little time had thereafter elapsed, when his
brother Frank appeared at my house on a Sunday, and as the emissary
of Mr. O.E. Chinnoolc, actually begged me to go to the Edison 00. plant
on Pearl St., N.Y. the following day, when something would be shown to
me that was likely to change my determination. Unable to resist
his importunities in an inoffensive manner, I agreed to go over the
following day, and did so. Mr. Chinnock submitted to me the organi¬
zation papers of the Brooklyn Edison Co. and laid great stress upon
the character of the individual subscribers - at the head of 'which I
remember was the name of Spencer Trask: I told him that while I per¬
sonally appreciated the significance of all that he had shown to me,
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such fact did not however, change ray oonvioion as to the impolicy of
undertaking to prooure a franchise right from the looal authorities
in Brooklyn, unless he was willing to play cards with the gang and
to take his chance of being lost in the shuffle.
That, the alternative would seem to be in the State Legislature.
Ke replied, well, we want you to undertake to procure what we must
have, and it is immaterial to us what means you pursue to get it for
us! I promised to think it over and to confer again with him later
on. In the mean time I was cogitating as to the advisability of as¬
sociating with some lawyer -who had had experience in the art of lob¬
bying at Albany, and finally thought out A. H. Daly.
I called upon Mr Daly and cited a hypothetical case parallel to what
was wanted, and enquired if he would be willing to associate himself
in the undertaking and bo responsible for the Albany end of it, upon
a contingent fee basis if the fee was sufficiently attractive.
That, if he should as suite the undertaking it must be with the dis¬
tinct mutual agreement that he and I should share alike in all prof¬
it and emolument contingent upon his success, and that I would not
be called upon to advance any part of such expense he might be call¬
ed upon to incur in his pursuit of the goal. That, as a personal
certification of my faith in his integrity to he fair to me, and as
an evidence of my confidence that he would exact a contract equita¬
ble for bur joint benefit, and no less so than I should probably be £<£&/
to accomplish inyself;l would agree to introduce him to the principles
for an entanglement of the necessary employment, and for the execu¬
tion of a contract for our mutual protection with the admonition that
he should at all times be remindful of the importance of the service
required, and the sum of compensation that should measure up to our
employers if we should be successful, in order that we should have a
fair distribution of "the honey with the comb":
That, as an evidence of my own sincerity, I would immediately after
the introduction, withdraw from participation in any subsequent pro-
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oeedingo bo as to afford h:lm an uninterrupted free hand, while 1
would remain in tho background. He appeared quite receptive to my
proposition, but asked for 24 hours time to (jive it consideration
from all sides: In the interim of again meeting Judge Daily, I
called upon Hr Chinnoclc, and related to him in a brief way tho sub¬
stance of my talk with Judge Daisy. . He was elated and quite exu¬
berant, and expressed an apparent sincerity of satisfaction that I
had become interested in the materialisation of his hopes, and said
that although his preference would be that, all negotiations -would be
confined to myself exclusively, still, he would recognise and respect
my judgment. injj*£r erases: At my next meeting witii Judge Duley, he
agreed to enter upon tho mission upon the terms and conditions that
I have stipulated, so I fothwith brought Daley and Oninnock together,
and after repeating in substance the agreement I had made v/ith Judge
Daley, I left them alone for the propitiation of the object in view:
During the legislation that ensued in the advancement of the Bill as
designed to afford the Edison Company operative privileges in nrock-
lyn, I was a frequent recipient of complimentary epistles from Mr
Chinnock, in laudation or the great service I was rendering the com¬
pany, v/ith expressions of confidence in our eventual success:
The Dill finally passed both branches of Legislation and went to the
Governor (David B. Hill.) for his action on it.
Here i3 where tho political dominance of the "Eleotrioal-Gang" was
manifested ! Governor Hill vetoed the resolution as passed, under
the plea that to sign it, he would he interfering with the principal
of "Home-Rule11, and that the privileges as Bought for should be obtain¬
ed from the proper channel of local authority:
"Can such things bo and overtake us like a summers cloud without our
special wonder": Well, the public press of tho State got on to the
facts, and began an unceasing criticism of the Governor's excuse for
vetoing an equitable Bill when it was generally Known throughout the
state, that, the political factors in Brooklyn had a monopoly of
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eleotrio lighting in said City, and would be unlilcely t<j countenance
competition if they oould avoid it:
It was then that the Governor became insistent that the "Bobs" should
intercede in behalf of the Edison Company and see that the local au¬
thorities would recognize their application for a franchise right
to operate in Brooklyn - the "Gang" succumbed -under the pressure of
the "Boss" , and the Edison Company reoeived its franchise privileges
through the Board of Aldermen, but, under what termB of conciliation
I have never known: Thereafter judge Daley came' to me and sta¬
ted that Ohinnock, et al, repudiated liability under the Contract.
210 Broadway,
Asheville, H.C.
June 23rd 1915.
j, NMnUwWi
Mr. Thomas A. Bdison,
Orange, B.J.
Dear Sir:- ^
X have noticed in a local paper the statement
that you have just finished a remarkable invention in
a Searchlight of comparativelj^h^a^construct^n.
I have been living in'" this city forfolr years -
past, and through my love of the mountains, and in an ear-
L-*1 effort to try and stop the ruination of the forest
on the Bides of Mt. Mitchell-the highest P°int ^etT,een
Fjk&kvs s ss» a sss ^
dynamo and motor, and to-day my cabin is electrically
lighted.
I catered to over 600 tourists last season,
but did not derive sufficient revenue |° repay ^original
-
some return from my efforts, for the State « "®|“lvate
lina is purchasing the peak,and talcing it P
ownership*
Hot to burden you with a long story; I^ant
to do something unique to call attention to Mt. Mitchell,
but X have not a cent of ®°ney left to do bo. • year
to connect the peak ^^.“^Jear if X cJ^S TrZ'r-
my hands, and a more fortunate individual will reap t
regard of my hard efforts.
„ i-
« «"■* *>
let me hear from you.
Yours ,/yery truly
(gfttsBtt (glBcfric JUluminafing Co- of BoooWsn
Subject: Prize Off
a Juno 34-15/
..p-i. p '-‘""I I"*
J' *} ^
^ — I _
*** ,
recently talking with a mutual friend v/ho, ^
like- myself, has known you for a number *SCJ^
years, he stated that you possessed the power J
of inspiring other men to do their utmost
he recommended that I drop you a word and <*&*>
explain to you my plan of offering three
graded prizes for articles on the utiliz¬
ation of waste material.
Accordingly, I inolose a copy.
I need not remark that my name will come 1
you, because past recollection must bring
LO
rr.eohanical tools
to hear from you at your con-
regard to your opinion of my
Yours sincerely.
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
FRIZES FOR ARTICLES OH ECOHOlff.
Hr.' H. F. Frasoo, Purchasing Agent of the Brooklyn
atison Co., has offered 3 graded prise a of §35.00, 315.00,
nnrt §s,00 for the beet artloloe toy employee of eleotrlo
lighting oompanlee on the profit ro suiting from economic¬
al operation and utilisation of was to material. He haa
outlined hie proposition to the Executive Committee of
the national Eleotrlo Light Aeon, asking that a committee
bo appointed to consider papers submitted.
In this regard Ur. Fraoeo eaid: "The oubjeot ie eo
broad that only a fen suggestions are needed to show how
economy may be praotioed.
“Over one hundred millions of dollars wore obtained
from the sale of 'Junk* in 1914, showing the necessity
for every one to look to the economical operation of his
own work.
“Cotton nasto may bo used over and over again by
extraoting the oil by a cheap prose, or oentrlfic aotion.
“The soot that accumulates in faotory stacks is
high grads lamp black and oan bo used with consent to tone
side-walks or floors, as woll as a binder in briquetting
coal waste.
“Old naohiniste' files nay bo restored by sold bath
or roout by sand blast, employed in many mills for re¬
moving paint from stool and iron work.
“A good many operators though watohful, fall to see
the profit to be had from the sale of old publications,
catalogs and paper, which oan bo graded, baled and sold
to paper mills.
"Envelopes from incoming mail may bo eplit and uood
as soratoh pads, a oaving in stationery.
"One prominent oompany oaves money eaoh year by
systematic filling of ink wells; the wollo being emptied
eaoh Monday into a pot having a oioth top which aots as
a filter and then filled with either filtered or non ink,
Tuesday water io added; Wednesday ink, and so on.
“Another man aoting on my suggestion uses the book
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FRA.SSE PRIZES #3.
of inooralng correspondence to reoolve oar bon oopy of out¬
going reply, while another instoad of using 2 or more oopy
shoots, oontlnuoa his message on tho rovorao side of the
first oheet if more than' one page is required.
"pencil holders for pencil stubs are an ooonony.
"Considerable money is loot by selling metal scrap to
scrap dealers who in turn sell at a profit* whereas if mat¬
erial wars sold diroot to foundries, profit would more than
pay for oaro exceroieed, Hetorn, motors, oable, weather¬
proof wire, oto., and even oooond hand generating machinery
might be included.
"The ashes from burned off load cable, weatherproof
wire, oto. contain ooppor ox lead and are saleable.
"The purohasing Agent or Stationery Clerk can save
money to a oolootlon of paper, dimonoione, eto., ascertain-
ing whoro tho stock oan ho had at lowoot niarkot figures*
"In my nogotiationo with founders for disposition of
my metal aoouroulations, I am sometimes told my prloo io too
high and that goods oan bo had from scrap dealers at lower
fiEuros. It lo fair to assume they are tailing me the
truth, hence it is plain that factories, mills or shops aro
not receiving full value for their sorap when oelling to
junk dealers .
"This oould bo given thought. Instead of regarding
accumulations as matter that muct bo got rid of, careful
separation of the iron, biaso, oopper, aino, eta., will
lead to reaching the ultimate buyer,— tho foundry man, who
in dealing with aorap dealers muot pay the dlfforenao between
tho doalore* buying and colling priocB.
"Returning to the mattor of oorap paper, while not
every oonoom has enough waste paper or rags to nntoupa
oarload, still by oo-pporating with othero and adding each
one's quota it is easy to secure a oarload that may bo sold
direct to papor mills, securing a bettor price than if cold
to a oorap dealer.
"Disraeli oald,'Tho aeorot of suoooso in life is for
a man to bo wady for his opportunity when it oomoo' but I
think it may be reviood to read: 'The eeoret of ouooaso in
life is for a man to take advantage of what he sees and
create the opportunity so he oan go ahead.*
"I feel I could personally go into almost any largo,
mill and return a big profit through the methods I have
used for yoaxe and also -recommend to others.
THE
Edison & Swan United Electric
Light Company, Limited.
Thirty-Second Annual Report
and Accounts,
For the Year ended 30lh June, 1915.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Hull the
Thirty-Second Ordinary General Meeting
of the Shareholders will lie held at
Winchester House, Old Broad. Street,
London, E.O., on Thursday, the 18th day
ol November, 1010, at 12 o’clock noon,
to transact the Ordinary Business of the
Conuiany.
By Order ot the Board,
R, H. PARKER,
Secretary.
128/125, Queen Victoria. Street,
London, E.C.
5//i November, 1016.
It
32
15
The Edison & Swan United Electric Light
Company, Limited.
Registered Oj/ine: 123/125, Queen Victoria Street, London E.C.
Directors :
C. J. FOltD, Chairman. EUSTACE C. QUILTEE.
E. B. ELLICE-CLARK. E. GIMINGHAM.
0. E. HUNTER.
Ubirt^Seconb Hnnual IRepout
For the Year ended 30th June, 1013.
The Directors submit herewith their Report mill Accounts for the year
ended 30th June, 1013.
After providing for Interest, on both Classes of Debenture Stock, and
Depreciation upon Freehold Properties and Plant there is a net Profit ol
£14,110 17s. lid. which added to the amount of £3,731 18s. 4d. brought forward
from last year, makes a total standing to the credit of Profit and Loss of
£10,878 16s. 3d. which the Directors propose to deal with by Transferring to
Reserve Account the sum of £13,000, and carrying forward the balance of
£4,878 10s. 3d.
As previously pointed out it is absolutely essential in the interests of the
Company that a substantial Reserve Account be created and, for this reason, the
Directors regret that they are unable to recommend the payment of a Dividend
upon the Shares.
The increased turnover of the business, coupled with the rise in the cost of
all raw materials and labour, have severely taxed the capital resources of the
Company during the past year and additional Working Capital is required in
consequence. This can only be provided out of Profits, therefore, the Directors
recommend the allocation of the amount standing to the credit of Profit and Loss
as above.
It will be seen from the Accounts that marked progress has been made
during the past year, and the results would probably have been still moro
satisfactory had it not been for the abnormal rise in the price of raw matonals,
labour and carriage. Whilst on the Engineering side of the Works this extra cost
has been partially met by a corresponding rise in selling values, the Lamp side, of
the Works h 1 ei tei till itt te 1 and it being impossible to raise the selling
price of drawn wire Lamps, the increased cost of manufacture has materially
reduced the Profit on Sales.
In spite of the difficulties attending the shipment of Goods for abroad, tho
Directors are pleased to report that the Export business, particularly to the
British Colonies 111 1 s si o a marked increase, and they look for
considerable development in this direction when times bccoino normal.
A Resolution will be submitted to the Meeting for the purpose of electing
to tho Board Mr. John Cross, who represents parties holding a considerable
interest in Shares of the Company, and the Board trust that Shareholders will
support, this.
Under tho terms of tho Articles of Association; Mr. C. J. Ford and
Mr. E. C. Quiltor retire from tho positions of Directors and, being eligible,
offer themselves for re-election.
Tho Auditors, Messrs. Wolton, Jones & Co., retire, and offer themselves
for re-appointment.
By Order of the Board,
R. II. PARKER,
123/125, Qunnx Victouia Sthickt, Sucrelarii.
London, E.C.,
5 !h Xovember, 1015.
THE EDISON & SWAN UNITED ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY,
BALANCE SHEET, 30th JUNE, 1915.
C. J. FORD,
E. B. ELLICE-CLARK,
T ;
con claim perhaps pioneer work,
small Cornwall Anthracite fncna
the incandescent lamp in 1883.
aa an outsider. My
My home at Cornwall
(^2T"
^1 NCETON UNIVERSITY
Decern&eK 2, 1915. />■*
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Thomas A. Edi son ,
Llewellyn Park,
Orange , N. i
Lear Hr. Edison:
A good many years ago you gave to Princeton
University one of your early types of dynamo. I
have recently had this placed with others we have
collected in the Museum in Palmer Laboratory, and
it has occurred to me that it would add greatly
to its historic value if we might attach to it a
statement offer your signature which would calllat-
tention to original features used in its construc¬
tion and the. reasons which ledtotheir adoption.
The name plate on this machine v/hich I trust
will be sufficient for its identification is as
follows;
Edison Electric Light Co.,
Mew York City,
Patented December 29, 1879.
Other patents allied for
Ho. 41.
1 hope you will pardon me for asking thii
favor .vwtAKindest regards
OWj.
Yours very truly,
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
December 22, 1915.
f *
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, M. J.
Dear Sir:
In line with your letter o?1 the 6th inst.
I have photographed the small dynamo which you
gave to Princeton University! a number of years
ago, and enclose herewith two views of this
machine. I have marked on ihe prints the
principle dimensions of the nkchine and trust
that viith this information you will be able to
identify it and send us a short statement regard¬
ing the history of its development.
It may be of interest tofyou to note that
on the left side of one of these pints a group
of your early experimental incandescent lamps is
„ Yours very truly,
jJ* (
KacL/D OY .
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CMS** , t**' Vf '
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[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
[PHOTOCOPY]
Edison General File Series
1915. Electric Pen [not selected] (E-15-34)
This folder contains unsolicited correspondence relating to Edison's
electric pen. None of the letters received a substantive response by Edison.
Edison General File Series
1915. Employment (E-15-35)
Thjc folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
isSSSisiS
i n* at Qilver Lake New Jersey. There are also comments by Edison about
SsrfSSS
acquaintance Charles P. Bruch of the Postal Telegraph Cable Co. and former
laboratory employee Frank A. Wardlaw.
Less than 1 percent of the documents have been selected. The
unselected documents include numerous items bearing Edisor is ^marg' ml ,
“ypiSly remarking about his lack of need for the applicant at present.
i- manufacturing Company,
Bennett & Y/hite Company,
genized by me, and are j
Mention with the Edwards Eiv
the B. V. Edward o Company :
’ all three concern:’; which w<
■oy me, and are in operation w,ay upu.i ■
. j am a Techni cal graduate iron tue UniY
in, and have boon designing automatic macl
"e-'-’en vea’-s . I shall only need to have j
- which' you desire to have done and can t.
nd work out all of the necessary motions.
Several of the problem:
follows: Butter ’.Trapping a:
permit bulk butter to he re:
thereupon deliver, wrapped,
of butter at a speed of fir
chine is operative and will
the market. X nave further
nroblems, which I. have solved, are as
pping and Printing Machine, wnioh vail
o he received in a hopper and will
rapped, guaranteed full weight, prints
of -fifty prints per minute. This ma-
,nd* will very shortly bo placed upon
further designed a recording machine^
for music rolls’ which automatically ll(
Bg3 SggllEiEiS-
will sive you an idee, of the ra
X should he
i of my experience.
prohle;
Trusting ti:
and that I may t
„rv lad to call upon you at your con-
" any details in regard to my experience
’mav he interested in ciueotionins, or to ouaijeot
Tjon^v/hich we could worh together in any particulai
that may he apparent to you.
Very truly yours,
J3, 1/
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i£;
February
ninth ,
1915.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Lakeside Avenue,
West Orange, II. J.
///v
ir. Giuseppe \y j
This letter will he presented by Mr.
Tagliatela, who has attended an adult foreign class of
this school for some time and so has come under my notice.
Mr. Tagliatela plays the clarionet very well and
he is seeking employment as a musician. If you do not
need him perhaps you can send him to some place where he
can obtain such employment.
He is a young man of good habits and one who will
give strict attention to his work. He has played the clarionet
for many years and wishes to secure a place where he can
devote himself entirely to his music.
If you can help him in any way, you will be doing a
favor for a young man who deserves help.
Principal.
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(I^clax xsl jusm^sl\ Wfc j^Y ^p*^-
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Yux h^fo l/ooo CL^dl/uM^ k
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yfeivTfork “ 4th’ 191
Mr. W. H. Meadowcroft,
Thos. A. Edison, Ino.,
Orange* K- J*
Ky dear Mr. Meadowcroft: -
I era enclosing a.aapy +* W letter to
Mr. Edison. Although I have met Mr. Edison in his home, he
win nrohahly not remember me.
they thought it would
while Dr. Krishna is
[rs. Sloane and MrB. Edison
he possible to arrange thi
in this country'.-
told mo that
b interview
1 will appreciate anything you can do
toward helping Dr. Krishna.
•TFC-H
Enc.
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&/eryhodysJb(cigazioe
THE R1D6WAY COMPANY. PUBLISHERS
PQpfc March 4th, 1915.
| wJLL AA*. '
£
Uy dear Hr. Edison: - '■ -
Br. h. Krishna of India, whom I met through
Hr. Adolph Boeder, has asked me if it would he possible for him to
meet you and talk with you.
A few days before your unfortunate fire, I
taltad with your daughter, Mrs. Sloane, and later with Mrs.Edison,
who may have spoken to you about the possibility of that interview.
Dr. KriBhna, as Mr. Boeder told me, 1b an un¬
usually scholarly Hindoo, ne is president and founder of the Franco-
Indian Sooiety, the object of which is to establish closer relation¬
ship between Franoe and India in both literary and oomnereial ways.
The outbreak of the war in Europe made impossible
the lecture tour that had been arranged throughout various cities on
the continent, and Dr. Krishna loft Paris for America. He has given
quite a number of lectures in this country and will lecture at the
Women's Club of Orange on the 31st of March. He has secured scholar¬
ships in some of the American Universities ana Colleges for Indian
students.
In addition to his desire to meet and talk with
you, he wants to discuss with you the possibility of having one or two
young Hindoos work in your factory.
Dr. Krishna is well Known among a group of men in
India, that might bo termed the "Young India Party".
I am sure that if you can find time to grant Dr.
Krishna an interview, you will find him exceptionally interesting and
worth while, and furthermore, you will confer upon him a favor which he
desires very much.
^er^s^r^you^
P.S.Any day exoept Saturday or Sunday would be convenient for Dr.Krishna.
JFC-E
with your Company. During these visits X could not help noticing
the electric wiring conditions as not being up to the latest retire¬
ments of the art.
A Plant, famous the florid over, can hardly he imagined to possess
electric wiring construction, evidently deviced by an amateur. On
account of these observations, I take the liberty to offer my services
as Chief Electrician for construction and maintenance of your plant.
I am an active man, knowing the construction and maintenance of
isolated electric plants in all their details, theory and practice.
Have had over twenty years experience and the best of references.
Hoping to be honored with a favorable reply, I teg to remain
_^yery respectfully^^
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
H. Wither ell.
Ho. 35 Bast SBth Street,
Hew York.
Hew York, Hov. 1, 1903.
It, »«„ i. G. Pram Installed tie generate.., eleetrle llgtt
plant mending -tor,. t.lepl.n.a nnd eleetrle tells at gdge.eod. Inn,
Greenwich, Conn.
I consider Mr.
fully as to ability
Frank an expert electrician and can recommend him
and character.
(Signed) Ha than! el Wither ell
per J. A. Shedd, Atty.
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
R. A. Schoenberg & Co.
Main Office, 906 Sixth Avenue.
Dec. 1st, 1903.
To Whom it may concern:
The hearer., Mr. 1. G. Frank, has been in my employ a number
of years, in various capacities as electrician and electric light wire-
man and the erecting of electric light plants .
I have always found him a thoroughly satisfactory and reli¬
able man and can recommend him as such to any one requiring his
services .
Yours truly,
(Signed) Chas. J. Klein,
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
COPY.
Elraendorf Farm
0. K. Berryman
• Manager
Lexington, Ky. Jan., 24th, 1905.
To Whom this may concern:
' This is to certify that Mr. L.G. Frank has been in our employ
for one year, in the capacity of first Electrician. He was employed to
construct the electric light and telephone wiring in and for our various
buildings, wiring of new buildings and was in charge of our Power Plant.
His service? were satisfactory in every respect, and we can
receommend his workmanship.
Yours truly,
(Signed) Ad. Wegner
Mr. Prank worked under the superintendency of Mr. Wegner
and his work so far as I have been able to learn v/as satisfactory.
Respectfully,
(Signed) 0. H. Berryman
Manager .
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
COPY.
United States Express Company.
Office of The President.
2 Rector Street, Hew York.
December 16th, 1914.
To Whom It May Concern:
The bearer of this, Mr. George Prank, has been with this
Company for more than four years. Being not only a thorough elec¬
trician, but a practical mechanic, he has haa charge of the eleo^
trical equipment, heating, plumbing, steam-fitting, etc., also the
inauguration of new methods of handling with a view to economical
operation.
I have no hesitancy in recommending Mr. Prank as being
competent and in every way reliable. He has, particularly in the
past two years, saved this Company a very considerable sum of
money by his efficient work.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) D. I. Roberts.
President.
7. U. Mead owor oft.
Assistant to Mr. Edison
£ajV^-
1402 Bristow Street,
Hew york, Apr. 8,1915.
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f„ to. o.it.d Stat.a Espreaa C.W. « •»*»«=* *»“ SXOO'°0 “
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W. ..a don. f..r parf.r.l.a =«*« « *». E.8i..ari»6 •««-
.... of to. *»»-,. to Mr. Eto.rta. *».r.f.r. I l«v.
tt. amount .f to. salary J«« ™la ev.otuallf pay •». *° als°”
,« f« your !.«.» »»a VWtoB to ««r. X» a» «“ f.to...
X remain x ^
\ yours very respectfully,
t'XtirUi j
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April 12th. 1915.
Hr. George Prank,
1402 Bristow Street,
Hew York City.
Bear Sir:
I an in receipt of your favor of
the Oth instant, which 1 laid before Hr.
Edison. He requests me' to say that he findB
there is opposition from our Hanagers to the
taking on of a new man for the work in que s-
tion, as they wish to retain the one we had
■before the fire. He states therefore that
he will be unable to offer you a position at
||his time.
Yours very truly.
Assistant to Hr. Edison.
Silrer lake, 5. J. April 17th. 191B.
Hon. Thomas A. Edison, Uw* uO-Usk 1
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Orange. H. J*
=1 - r 1^ "
I a. living in Silver lake tor eeverel tenth, and haj# s
been out ot work tor some ti™>. I »•« *«. *>»" ‘° “X
I .ould enter one of jeer f.et.rle. in Silver M. I
keen in a Seminary in Italy for eeven ye.r. etndlng .« a
Oetholio prl.et but then my parent. ..re enable t. keep me
longer in College that I me oo»p.ll.d tone., to dnerio.
to she if 1 ooold earn a living. I » »““• "°th" “*
three .later, in Italy that depend epon TO nag... and TO
parent, are both too old to nork. I have been in *».rio. fer
the l«.t three year., taring lived in Irovide.ee E. I. before
I .... to Silver lake. I aoeld like to do any thing ieet
though it. light nork. I o.nnot do heavy work. I am very
eorry that I o.nnot read and .rite .0 »U B Engll.b or I
eould get on. of the hoot po.ltiono. I at prevent .tndlng
English at night but I meet aork during the day. kindly tav.
pit, on a person like TO .= yon might irogln. to. ■ ””U‘
adneatod f.lloa in men he oo... to a strange nation or ooontry.
I sincerely wish yon would believe «e and have some
pit, .. I eannet stay ont of work an, longer. I tav. hoard to
pey. kindly do not deny me thin fever, "hatever yon do for me
the good Lord will pay you in double.
With reBpeot and esteem.
129 Heokel 3t., Silver hake,
few
u€ l£*r H
Dear Sirs- Qo| ^ **
Some time ago a notice in^he newap^^ame to j^. ott^Ura^ a
nervous man who could not sleep, whom ok o^rg^Jof ^ V0** faotory and
interested in the work, so that ho became £»-'*‘s-a'
I am very nervous, c^ot'ttefp%>ms clattod to my^uainess, j® noj^
able to concentrate on anything ,_0n/ c£mi>t £'■
to me. I have tried many different ra0nthB’
any good results. Would you be kind the privilege of entering
your plant, as an employee, without of oourse, getting any remuneration.
t, wm,id he kind enough to grant me a personal interview, X should
o my business, am i
to me. I have tried many different s
any good results. Would you be kind
very thankful.
Thanking you in advance, for your
in this matter, I remain.
Respectfully yours.
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My dear Mr. Edison:
Our attention has heen called to a
Mr. A. J. Thompson in connection with some work
along the lineB of patent engineering. Hearing
that he has heen associated with you, we are
taking the liberty of asking if you will please
inform us as to his qualifications and personal
characteristics.
Thanking you for any information
T/tfiich you may he able to give us, I remain
Very truly yours,
t3fc6 £s Pc^ryn m,
l°^ek^“/o^cxcL^(w^t -f
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^UJOAfL -^.pO^
I should like to enter my application for
work in the Ohemioal Department. Was graduated last
June from Syracuse university, receiving the degree
of Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, and completed
the following courses:
In Chemistry —
Elementary Inorganic , one year ,
General Inorganic, one year.
Inorganic Preparations , one year,
Elementary Organic, one year.
Advanced Organic, one year.
Organic Preparations, one year.
Qualitative Analysis, one year.
Quantitative Analysis, one year.
Advanced Quantitative Analysis, half year,
Gas and Fuel Analysis, half year.
Electro Chemical Analysis, half year.
Water Analysis, half year,
.Industrial, one year.
Chemistry of Forest Products, half year.
Physical Chemistry, one year,
Thesis on the Quantitative Determination
of Tin.
In Physics—
Elementary Physios, ohe year,
palfiyear courses in Heat, Light, Sound,
Magnetism and Eleotrioity,
Electrical Measurements, half year.
Stop1 Work, one yeari'j
Al80~j5';.^'\
'* / B'aot.eriuiogy , including Water Analysis,
V 'Mathematics up to Calculus,
\Englisttf Frenoh and German.
For information regarding my work in college
I would refer you to Dr. E. N. Pattee, Bowne Hall,
Syracuse University, Dr. H. C. Cooper, Bowne Hall,
Syraouse University, and Dr. R. S. Boehner, Bowne Hall,
Syr a. University.
I am now working for a concern which manufaoturi
a magnesia oement but there does not seem to be a very
promising future with them.
Hoping to receive a favorable reply in the
near future, I am
Very truly yours,
A. '
(yitw l0o>
QUt'** T
NATIONAL GUARD OF NEW JERSEY |*,'trvv*‘/<'
FIFTH INFANTRY T‘
Mr. Thoin5B-'X7 Edison,
Llewellyn Park,
West Orange, N. J.
prepare
.September 7, 1915,
rtt-ts I X-54^
ct^vT leUu 5fi tm.cw.-u cuo IF
In these days v/hen prepnrednese
to call to your r
ice {he fact
-LU |
efence in case
izfi1 ‘
wide attention, it may not be amiBB|
that the national Guard would
of hostilities between this countrV^and’iT fore ign .power, and
portanoe, therefore, of keeping thV^alionnl^Guar^^reorui^
t-irH t-k C „
full maximum strength. With a view to^
plement of officers and enlisted^kn^inccSmBaniea^raiid I oi/<3range,
Company K of Montclair and Company A of Passaic, comprisin&JJl^ First
Battalion of the FiJCth. New Jersey Infantry, I write to ask y/fur cooper¬
ation, and to that end that you let me Viave, at an early dhy, n reply to
ShePfirst linejs
f^e in,-
_ . _ _ i 4~u-r
!a£i ona l^Guar r e oru i\£ed u^ tfo its
the following questions:
1. Will you encourage, or at least do nothing to hinder, your employes
joining the National Guard?
2. Will you permit those of your employes who become members of the
National Guard to attend the regular drills of their Company one
evening a week during the Winter and Buch other few military gather¬
ings as they may be ordered to attend, even if they have to be ex¬
cused during your usual working hours for this purpose?
3 Will you allow such of your employes as become members of the
National Guard to attend a military encampment or maneuvers for a
week or ten days each year, with or without pay?
Will you employ, and keep in your employ, men who belong to the
National Guard to the same extent as if they were not members of the
National Guard and their military duties as such did not in any way
enoroach upon their time as such employes of yours?
Thanking you in advance for a full and frank answer to these
questions, which I am sure will greatly facilitate the securing of de¬
sirable men for our local military companies, I remain,
Yours very truly,
Major, Fifth New .Tersav^lnfantrv. .
Sept. 9th. 191
Mr. William A. lord,
I'aj or , Fifth Hew Jersey Infantry,
liational Guard of Eew Jersey,
Orange , H . J .
Dear Sir:
I am in receipt cf your favor of
tho seventh instant, and in reply leg to
answer your questions numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4
affirmatively, if you do not take so many
of our men as to cripple me in carrying on
my manufacturing operations.
If the number of men taken is
not too groat, I will allow full pay for a
week or ton days.
I am willing to try this for two
years to see ho.v it works.
Yours very truly,
Sept. 10th. 1915.
Hr. H. A. Sweet,-
414 Court Street ,
Syracuse, II. Y.
Dear Sir:
Mr. EaiBon reoeivea your-favor
of tl» 31st ultimo, ana requests us to say
that he a ah start you in his Laboratory
on experimenting at the rate of $15.00 per
week. If he f inas that you are valuable he
will pay more in the oourso of time .
Yours very truly,
Elis on Laboratory.
postal (Hclci3vaplj-(£alilc Company
l£xccutitic dDfficcs
2S3 BROADWAY
IMi'lu V) nrli September Twenty-Second,
or',T ~ 19 15.
Y ^OU^eA^'
Dear Mr. Edison:
I have given Mr. J. W. Bragdon of Minneapolis a card of in¬
troduction to you and he will go out to Orange within two or three days.
When he presents the card, X hope you will be able to give him a few
minutes of your time. He wants to talk with you in regard to a nephew
of his who*' is very anxious to work under your personal supervision in
your laboratory. Mr. Bragdon will tell you about his qualifications.
Mr. Bragdon is a good friend of my good friend Harry Tuttle,
an old time telegrapher, whom I think you yourself know, and who is
now the President and General Manager of the north American Telegraph
Company. You will find his opinion of Mr. Bragdon in the enclosed
I will appreciate it very muoh and esteem it a favor to me,
if you will grant Mr. Bragdon a personal interview when he calls.
By the way - speaking of old timers - Taltavall tells mo that
Eitemiller that the only two old timers on earth in New York
enough to be my father. X admit, without reservation, that I am still
on earth, but I deny tho allegation that I am fat.
I would be delighted if you would drop in again and ^ve lunoh
with us some day, and Judge for yourself as to my age, weight and condition
of servitude.
With kind regards to Mrs. Edison and yourself.
Very truly yourB
Mr. Thos. A. Edison,
Lewellyn Park,
Orange, N. J.
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[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
iDiSMOj) TREAT !
FORCE AS FAMILY-.;
.Work and Home Benefits !
| Planned for 5,000 in
x Model Plant.
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HEALTHY, CONTENTED
EMPLOYES, IS MOTTO j
Lunchrooms, Music, and Shows it
Aid Project, While Invest!- j
gator Adds to Welfare.
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617 Electrical Exchange Bldg.,
136 Liberty street, N.Y.
Nov. 9th 1915.
Engineering Department ,
Messrs C.Amslnok & Co.,
P.O.Box 243. City.
Dear Sirss-
Replylng to your favor of even date, and with further ref¬
erence to mine of the 8th Inst., I beg to give you herewith the
risumi covering my education and business experience as requested.
Educations- private schools in Brooklyn and on Staten Is¬
land to the age of 9, Trinity School N.Y. city to the age of 11,
Nazareth Hall Military Academy to the age of 15, and finally a
Preparatory School and Columbia University.
Business Experiences- My first business experience was with
my Father where I was taught the fundamentals of commercial train¬
ing, banking, etc. In the early part of 1881 I entered the labora¬
tory of Thoe.A. Edison at Menlo Park. N.J. remaining there until It
was practically abandoned late In 1888. I then entered the Ooerok
St. works of the Edison Electric Light Co. going, through the shops
and testing room. While here I was engaged In the installation of
the earliest eleotrlo light plants In New York City, and elsewhere,
including the original Pearl st. Central station. I was afterwards
oonneoted with the U.S. Elec. Light Co., the Brush-$wan Elec. Light Co.
and the Fuller Eleo. Light Co. Eleotrlo traction then coming to the
fore I became connected with the Daft Electric Railway Co, and Its
United Electric Traction Co. for whom I Installed varl-
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
Eng. Dept. Amslnok & 0o-3
This concern going out of business X then became connected
with the Edison Oenl.Eleo.Co. at sohenectady, where I remained until
Sept. 1881 when I came to Hew York as Chief Engineer of the first
electric railway system on Manhattan Island. Resigned this post in
1895 to take charge of the building of the Atlantic Coast System in
northern New Jersey. This being completed in 1896, I left in the Fall
of that year for Buenos Aires to supervise the construction of the
first eleotrlo railway system in that city, and I think in south Am¬
erica. Returning from B.A. in 1898 I became attached to the Engineer¬
ing nept, Oenl.Eleo.Co. In Nov. 1809 I left for Lisbon, Portugal, to
'‘change the tramway system of that city from mule to electric traction,
completing same and returning to N.Y. in 1901, to the Eng. Dept. Genl.
Elec. Co. From March 1903 to Jan.1906 I was engaged in designing and
supervising the construction of power plants in western Pennsylvania,
Ohio, and Illinois. In Feb. 1906 I again went to Buenos Aires as an im¬
porter of electrical and mechanical goods, doing business in Argentina,
Uruguay, Brasil, and Chill, which proved successful. While there I
developed some valuable patents covering looomotlve appliances that
were so successful, that after covering the Argentine field I left for
London in 1910 to prosecute these patents in England. Remained in Eu¬
rope until the early part of 1014, when I returned to America bringing
some valuable patented articles for the purpose of exploiting then in
this country. While in Argentina I was Vioe Pres, of the Institution
of Engineers, while in England Vice Chairman British Inst. Looomotlve
Engineers, and while here was a member Amer.lnst.Elec.Engrs. Am famil¬
iar with Western European and South American countries, their habits,
customs, business methods and languages, having influential political
and social connections Inmost of them.
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
Eng. Dept. Amsinck & Co. - 3
I fool I can cordially refer you to the following who
have known no for a groat many years.
Ur. Thos. A. Edition, Treat Orange., H.J.
Ur. TT. J. Clark, forraor Gonl. Mgr. Foreign Dept.,
, General Elec. Co., 30 Church St. City.
Mr. Y'. B. '"hit mo re, former Chief Engr. Dept.,
General Elec. Co., 30 Church St. City.
Hr. Chaa. Trirt, Free., VYirt Electric Co.,
Germantown, Pa.
Hr. C. il. Smith, Exporter b Importer, 17 Battery
Place, City.
Mr. E. P. Morris, Pres., Morris Iron Yorks, 136
Liberty St., City, and others if you so desire.
Trusting this may he satisfactory, I beg to remain
Very truly yours,
Woz Clap Countp SMgb £>cf)ooI.
E, D. animus!), IPtimipa!
Clog Center, IStamsad, — November 33. — I9t_5 •
Ur. Thomas Edison. .Jc^ftcmA ki-kfi X&O&.t**
w Slr; CU^M 1'^ v-
We are wondering if you havfe a jaermanen^^^^^Jv
liet of rules and regulations w^ich you use \j^"
as a means to establish a proper business re- ^
lation between employer and employee. If you /
have we should be glad to reoeive a copy of
same to be used in connection
mercial department.
I5l^ .OJUL^j^^
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Edison General File Series
1915. Equipment and Supplies (E-15-36)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents pertaining
to the purchase, operation, and disposition of equipment and supplies for the
West Orange laboratory and other Edison concerns. Among the documents
for 1915 are items relating to spray and sprinkler technologies and steam-
heated air dryers. The correspondents include longtime Edison associates
Frederick M. Kimball of General Electric and Frederick A. Scheffler of
Babcock & Wilcox. Some of the incoming letters were referred by Edison to
William H. Mason, chief engineer of the phenol plant at Silver Lake, New
Jersey, who also played a supervisory role at Edison's benzol absorbing
plants in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and Woodward, Alabama.
Less than 10 percent of the documents have been selected. The
unselected material consists primarily of unsolicited correspondence from
vendors and suppliers and routine documents concerning the settlement of
accounts.
Bayway Chemical Company
EVERETT M. YORK,
Coal Tar Products
Thomas A. Edison, Ino.
Orange, H. J.
Attention Mr. Wm. H. Meadowo:
Gentlemen:
Referring to our letter of the 31st
we have teen delayed in sending yon the 5 gal
hope to get it off within the next couple of '
slight delay will not inoonvenienoe you.
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||Pjj§^HIS PORTFOLIO contains illus-
fTj trations of a number of buildings
iiSltli which we have designed, and the
construction of which we have superintended.
■ ■Several illustrations of buildings which
have been recently completed have been
added to our original portfolio.
■ ■If you wish to obtain figures of cost or
any other particulars regarding these build¬
ings, we will be pleased to give you detailed
information.
( 101
oBECKERo
MILLING MACHINE COMPANY
9^
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: ~of the Phila. Branch of
Manning, Maxwell ft Moore Inc., has referred \
t greatly increase the
of duplicate parts machined in large quantitiei
We are therefore mailing oatalogue on Becke:
are adapted to the machining of many different kinds of duplici
parts, but not knowing the kind of goods you manufacture we ari
facts referred to in catalogue i
results accomplished daily. Please consider same; i
in each case; compare same with your own methods, s
kindly send sample castings or blue print of work j
may submit design of fixture we would recommend. We
to do thi s without putting you under any obligatior
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
Becker
Continuous
Millers
Mr. Edison:
Regarding the Becker Milling Machine,
*hich letter and catalogue I am returning herewith.
I heg to say we have none of these in use here.
On account of it being a circular miller
same would not work out for our work as we could
not have a circular cut on the battery poles and
this is the only milling operation we have.
The Becker is one of the best on the
market for continuous operation. I do not think
however that this would work out on any part of
the Phonograph, at least so far as I have gone!,
Your castings are not rigid enough for quick opera¬
tion of this type.
Thomas A. JSdison, Elec . a ng. & investor.
Orange, N. J. t H' v A
Dear Sir:- K,?**
(> hA 0
Our new 1915 illustrated catalog No 83 i u* Ct v
will he ready for distribution within a few days. ^ ni\P
It will contain 384 pages of illustrations, data
and price lists, of value in the operation of mills, 1 /
factories, mines, industrial and power plants.
The illustrations as well as the details
given will he helpful not only in designing new >
equipments, hut in making up specifications of stan¬
dard equipments in the elevating and conveying and
mining lines.
It is our desire to send free of expense
one or more copies for your own use} and if you
wish copies sent to the companies with which you have
connection, we shall he pleased to supply them also.
Feel free to call upon us any time that
we can he of assistance to you in making installations
for your clients.
Please indicate on enclosed card to whom
you wish copies sent and the class of machinery in
which you are more especially interested.
CHICAGO OFFICE-GREAT NORTHERN BLDG.
AMERICAN MATERIALS COMPANY
N E W YORK CUT Y
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Orange, 31. J.
Bear Sir:- ^ccJL*a 4<« **«+*+&
While weight is alm°et |he total ;nedium Xoy
value and profit.^iT^T^iot alj/^tys^easy *to pTace
losses , rapid, accurate weighing is, however,
share of attention in modern business methods. *
We have made a forward step in economic progress in the
production of an accurate, rapid Automatic Scale, wnicffi remains
accurate with no more attention or expense for maintenance than
the old type Beam Scale. Therefore, we are pleased to say that
we are NOW in position to fulfill your exact reouiremente for
any capacity from 4 ounces up to 20,000 lbs.
The only argument that satisfies is,
SATISFACTORY SERVICE.
The enclosed circular illustrates one type of the many
kinds we manufacture. These may be attached to Scales already
installed, or we furnish complete Scales.
We will be pleased to receive your specifications or
to consult with you on your requirements, for this there is
neither charge nor obligation.
Yours truly,
AMERICAN MATERIALS- COMPANY.
'W\/6 UO^r-is^k^
AMERICAN AUTOMATIC SCALES are made in all sizes and
capacities to meet Industrial and Railroad requirements.
Dials can be furnished graduated from one-fourth pound up.
"the way to weigh ”
Load indicated, 5370 pounds
If you see it on the dial of an
AMERICAN AUTOMATIC SCALE it's so/
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
Falsely or faithfully the dial tells the story of the weights.
It registers lies or truths depending upon the “conscience
of the scale.
The “conscience" of the scale is its mechanism. If that
is right the scale is right.
For years our experts have studied scales and built scales
with the controlling idea that
To build an inaccurate scale is a
greater offense than to use one.
Out of that idea was evolved a different mechanism and
its employment in the
AMERICAN AUTOMATIC SCALE
A device which Will not let you do what you do not Want
to do— cheat yourself or your customer.
The AMERICAN AUTOMATIC SCALE employs a
perfect mechanical method of instantly indicating the exact
weight on a dial so that it can be clearly read. It saves
the time of men and teams. It saves the loss of money and
good will.
You can depend on it to full capacity under all conditions.
Beam scales now in use can be made automatic by attaching
this device.
Let us weigh your weighing prob-
lems. Put them up to usl
Our expert advice is at your call. This service is a ser¬
vice of investigation. It has solved thousands of problems
just like yours!
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
Are you as careful about your weights as you are
about your rates, shop costs and selling prices?
Remember that a customer's defi¬
nitions of terms arc likely to be
as follows:
OVERWEIGHT— A mistake.
UNDERWEIGHT— A deliberate
theft.
The AMERICAN AUTOMATIC
definitions, whether read by cus-
OVERWEIGHT— A negligible
UNDERWEIGHT— A negligible
AMERICAN AUTOMATIC SCALE COMPANY
565 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD. CHICAGO
V.
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April 12th. 1915
American Process Company,
68 YJilliam Street,
Hew York City.
Gentlemen:
Hill you kindly send me a catalog
of your steam heated air dryers, and give
approximate prices. Please forward this to
my Assistant, Mr. <7. H. Me ado? craft at this
address, and he will bring it to my attention
promptly. Do not send representative until
re ,qu|i|ted to do so.
Yours very truly.
Steam Heated Air Dryers
for Drying Borax, Salts and other
Chemicals.
Have equipped largest chemical
plants in the world.
Also Direct Meat Dryers for By-
AMERICAN PROCESS CO.,
8 William St., New York
Mr. A. S, Eneas, President,
Spray Manufacturing Company,
201 Devonshire Street,
Boston, Mass.
Dear Sir:
Your favor of the 24th instent to Mr. Edison was re-
oeivea and laid before him. He has looted over the same and
also your catalog aarefully, and has requested ms to. write and
ask you for the approximate cost of array nozzles, piping, etc.,
for taking water at 140 to 150 degrees Fahr. and -bringing it down
to 60 degrees Fahr., to the extent of 800 gallons per minute.
When you forward this information, will you kindly also send me
three more copies of your catalog.
Please do not send any representative until requested.
Yours very truly.
Assistant to Mr, Edison.
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SPRAY MANUFACTURING
CONTRACTING ENGINEERS / ,c\ \ v '
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201 DEVONSHIRE STREET y
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, U.- S.
Secretary,
Thomas A. iidison Laboratory
Orange, N. J.
yjXouf Xo *tX&**»
_ 0 _ apray^y^-
we wish you to note
Referring to your recent letter regarding
tem to cool 800 G.P.M. from 150° F. to 60 F., we wl
that the maximum amount of cooling which you can obtain by spray¬
ing water in air corresponds to the wet bulb temperature of the
air. Basing our estimate of the relative humitity which would
naturally prevail in your vicinity for different temperatures we
find the wet bulb temperatures to be as underlined on the enclosed
sheet, from which you can also note the wet bulb temperatures for
any other humidities. This particular table has been taken from
one of our other bulletins and is used here to show the wet bulb
temperatures.
We would propose for your requirements, to construct a
concrete pond <x€ approximately 96' x 75' . which would be equipped
with sprays and spray piping over the pond soarrangedas to sp y
the water three times for every time it is used. By this means
the final temperature of the pond can be lowered to within three
or four degrees of the wet bulb temperature of the surrounding
air. Such a pond built of concrete would form an attractive ad¬
dition to your premises, would not be a fire hazard (such as most
oooling towers Ire) but* on the other hand would afford a water
sunnlv available for fire purposes. The pond need not be more
than 3' deep and would be provided with a suction well and pumps
and motors erected over same, whioh would be protected by small
pump house.
Such a system we estimate would oost $5,800, based on
fair digging - no rook or hazardous exoavation and allowing us
to deposit the exoavation within 300' of the pond site. The pon
would be excavated approximately as shown on Sketch.
In order for us to give you a definite estimate . i"6
would be necessary to see the premises, but it may be s„ated the
pond oan be built either square or round, preferably as shown on
the sketoh.
The centre line of sprays would have to be raised 5'
above the side lines.
The hot water would first be delivered to a hot well
#8 -Thoa. A'. Edison. 6-11-’ 15.
lag- it to the aide lines and would .further reduce it to
approximately 67 °F. at that temperature. uw, yo-* ''
With 90"Ffand 60°F. relative humidity, the final
temperature of the pond would approximate V8 Fi or 79 F. , the
wet bulb temperature being 76 F. for that air condition.
If the plant is to run day and night, we estimate that
the mean temperatures and mean humidities would be about as i fol¬
lows - this estimate is taken from the Weather Bureau a?d ,
afford you probable estimate of the final temperature of the pond;
TIC III If Y OF HEW YORK
Based on U. 5. Weather Bureau Records - 24 hours.
If this proposition is active with you, we would be very
pleased to have one of our engineers call on you so as to get t
neoessary information, to make you a definite estimate.
We would be very pleased to hear from you further regarding
this matter and in the event of your deciding
in our hands, we can assure you that we would give it
attention and are prepared to promptly undertake and complete the
work.
* 'J&fegsrasaes
. 2p.“°of°eO0 anrreot «,d lown ■»“ “*
pumps and motors more expensive.
yours very truly,
5bpiy MANUFACTURE! G CO.,
AGE-M
President,
SPRAY MANUFACTURING CO.
CONTRACTING ENGINEERS
201 DEVONSHIRE STREET
Yours very truly,
SERAY MAE OEACTURIHG CO.;
AGE-M
Eno.
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[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
Mr. EDISON:^ ^
The Co-operative Used Machinery Co. which has been
SflerH! 2r£rtirt!fSinfs5 hlf called V again
^dayfandeino?e!sed their offer to $750 for each -chxne.
they would like to bring out tomorrow.
oal boring mills.
in view of the short bed on this lathe, it is practically
obsolete for any gun or bar work.
0^a^£nsjss5s.*22£«L,a,»si*£:
Just what your wisheB are in the matter?
C. Hioolai
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THE BABCOCK & WILCOX CO.
BABCOC K & WLCOX- STI RUM* - HU8T
WATER TUBE STEAM BOILERS
jnswYOKic Juno 16,1915.
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Dear Mr .Meadoworof t : \j I
Sometime last March, ^ you
Mr. Edison a proposition on a 26f^jf
you ascertain, at your oonvenienjjTf"v?hether this proposition is
still pending, or if it has been abandoned altogether, in wl^h
latter case we would close up our files and forget it.
By the way, congratulations, I presume, arg£2uL»'
order, on account of the new -Doctor of Science." T.A.E. will
have to get some additional under-pinning to carry all of the loads
he is receiving in the way of honors, medalB, etc., including those
received in years gone by.
With kind regards. I am,
Very truly yours,
On May 11th. we reoeived inquiry from you in
reference to an aluminum kettle. We replied under date of
May 12th. and wrote you again on June let. May we have
advice as to the present status of this matter?
June 21st. 1915.
Sohaum & Uhlinger ,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Gentlemen:
V?e understand that you make Centrifugals that are used
for whirling liquids from a mixture of liquids and solid material,
so that the liquid will he whirled -out and the solid material left
dried.
Bo you happen to have any second hand ones for sale , or
do you know wtere we oonld hny two or three second hand ones. The
basket should he at least 26" in diameter, or larger would he pre¬
ferred.
If you do not have any second hand ones, will you kindly
wire at our expense in the morning and let us know how quickly you
could furnish two or three, size of basket, material of which bask¬
et is made, velooity, price, and how quick delivery can he made.
Please address your telegram to my Assistant, Mr. W. H.
Headoworoft , at this address.
Tours very truly.
Ur. Edison:
Henry \7. Peabody & Company telephoned about lac .
He says he has only 800 pounds of A-pure Garnet Black on
hand, „d«o .on in .«« «».r» • ■>W»' “*
that is sold in advance on regular orders.
He says he has no C-rure Garnet Black at all, hut there
u a .hlrir.nl on the mar that la dn, In ahont 6 ...» , 26,000 !«•*'
,» all, nhioh h. oomd toll,,, at th. tat. <* 6,000 r.nnto »•*.
if you give him an order for this shipment.
He can, of course, get any cjiantity of either A-pure or
C-pure on time orders which would take from eight to ten weeks.
As to spot stuff he can furnish you with "stiff and also
"strong" , of which he showed you samples when he saw you last Satur¬
day. He says that both of these are absolutely pure, free from Hesin,
and are made by Angelo Brothers.
Of tlnse he can make spot deliveries as follows: . ^
16,000 pounds stiff at 15 l/2 cents.
20,000 " “ strong at 15 l/4 cents . /
w rr lturnonCHOPT .
tfiot
v , 4 August 13, 1915.
S \ H*. W. VH. Meadowcroft", 7w fcU.tt»* ■ t)», J?.V..}<> «•
j* \ c{w Edison laboratories, h<F# ( ^ ^ &W
' 4s BSBt 0rknee’ H‘J* Hi y~ j-* ~
~ ' A uuc /C- -O.U/.A.A. <y ./
‘tl ladles cutb -C ( nt tnj f' jil'Ct. . /‘fit f* t' ,
i / sending you by parcel post today several sheets of ■/<-
'ibre , at arranged, in our interview with you at our office
'A ^ *
S f! Dear
Iff 1
\
r * ^Bl^ached 'Sulplil
35 Jg i 4$ut
n^ rj N v^s> V I Vn thi manufacture of paper, this fibre is macerated in
' “ kter, and We resulW let pulp reduced to a fluid with the pulp fibres in
^ .3 in suspension is run Vver! paper machines to make the finished paper.
. K ; ItVoocurs to us, however, that for your purpose Bleached
\ * '^Sulphite like the samplYwe are sending you by parcel post is more expensive
j a product than you require, -if you could use chemical fibre of any kind.-for
^v) the reason that the additional cost of bleaching it to a white color is not
xo ^ ^ essential for your purpose.
Our best quotation for our Bleached Sulphite at this time
is $2.75 per 100 lbs., freight prepaid your rail station in carload lots of ap¬
proximately 20 tons each. We make about twenty carloads daily, and are in posi¬
tion to ship one or several oars at short notice.
In view of our impression that if you could use any chemical
fibre you might be able to use a cheaper grade, we are enclosing herewith small
mailing samples (the only size we have available) of two kinds of Unbleached
Fibre.
First ! Unbleached Sulphite which is the same kind of Fibre
as the Bleaohed Sulphite we are sending you before bleaching. Shis is worth
$2.25 per 100 lbs., freight prepaid your rail station in carload lots.
Second! The other sample enclosed is Kraft Pulp, made by
an entirely different prooess, known as the sulphate or soda process. This is
worth approximately 2ji per pound in carload lots delivered, although in regard
Mr. W. H. Meadoworoft.
August 13, 1915.
to the Unbleaohed and Kraft Pulp, the above quotations are merely nominal, as
they are not made by this company but by the Berlin Mills Company and the Brown
Corporation respectively, which are practically under the same ownership with our
company, but with separate management. If either of these grades y°^’ .
we oani of course, get definite quotations for you, and if you would like a hundred
pounds or so of any of the three pulps referred to herein forwarded you for exper¬
imental purposes, we shall be pleased to forward same without cost, as we are al¬
ways interested in the development of any new prospect for increasing the consump¬
tion of the fibres made by our respective companies.
August 20th. 1915.
Tho Titanium Alloy Kanuf aoturing Co..
1! iagara Falls , B. i.
Gontlemen:
T.havo before me your far or of tho 19 th instant and
your catalog.
I am very much puzzled hy your catalog. I have shewn
it to a dozen engineers and they cannot understand it. You say
that Ho. 29 is known as Manganese -Bronze , and yet you say there
is no Manganese in it. Then you go on to say Titanium Aluminum
Bronze is superior to Ho. 29, hut you do not send a sample, and
I cannot find any mention of Titanium in your Alloys.
I am not sure what Ho. 29 is. This Alloy will prohahly
servo my rurposo. 1 want it in shafts, and suppose you can furn¬
ish it in ingots. What is itoo prioe per pound for ingots for
rolling.
Ycurs very truly,
. _
The Titanium AuoYMANUFACTUKra'6'CoMPANY
General Offices and Works: Niagara Falls.N .Y.
jara Falls, IT. Y. Aug. 25,191?
Dear sir:" ± t0 your letter of August 20th. relative to our “^alogue.we
wi+H -but we do not go into the fine manufacturing details as to fluxes,
2f SS'.M & ;■¥“ fg*?' l?l?° Iv S' «-
i mrnsmmmm’
engineer is really interested in.
Regarding our Titanium Aluminum Bronze, we would say that we sent
=«SrSjA-S §3*
a flux and not as a permanent part of the finished alloy.
We note that you wish sheet alloys and would say that we are not
sr£s^sr£“ “ - - ~
. Yours very truly,
JS W. U. CorBe,
X&U-M-s
Wm. H. Meadoworoft, Seo'y.,
Thos. A. Bdison,
West Orange, N.J.
Bear Ur. Meadoworoft: i-utsis wa-
Will you please ask Mr .Bdison if 'he is still in¬
terested in giving up the use of gas in Japanning ovens and whether
he would like to have some data which I have collected in regard to
the use of electricity in this kind of work. If so, I will he glad
to forward same to you.
A large number of factories are beginning to use
electricity instead of gas and find it far superior to the latter.
It is data pertaining to the operation of these ovens which I have
and will he glad to send.
Sept. 14th. 1915.
F. J. Stokes Machine Co.,
Seventeenth ana Cambria Sta.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Gentlemen:
I am in receipt of your favor of
the 8th instant in regard to roll dryer for
drying Sodium Benzol Sulphonate. let mo say
in reply that at present I have a dryer which
works quite well and turns out about 22,000
pounds daily. However, it requires too much
labor, and when. I get further along, I will
take up the dryer matter with you.
Yours very truly.
SINGER BUILDING
3gg& BRg^>agrr 38SWlS@!B^
Sept* XV tb • , 1915*
or without, our patented metallic filter cloth, >.
vie would he pleased to lend you a small "clam- ■;
shell" type machine as described in the enclosed i
Bulletin K, without charge, to be kept by you
for a period not exceeding thirty days . This >
would enable you to obtain all of the data on i
the operation of this filter so that you could 5,
decide whether or not you care to order larger
machines later. The only condition v/e place on
! \ this proposition is that the filter be connected
) up and operated in accordance with our instruc-
/l tions and in the event of the results not being
U satisfactory for any reason, vie would be given an
\\ opportunity to assist in overcoming the diifi-
V culties .
In .the event of this proposal being
satisfactory, we should be given notice a few
weeks in advance of the time you want the demon¬
strating press, so that we could be sure and have
one available for you when you need it.
We think our filter would he a very
satisfactory and economical piece of apparatus
for* your* work and v/e trust this proposition will
interest you.
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
THE
SWEETLAND FILTER PRESS CO.
SINGER BUILDING NEW YORK
BULLETIN K
descriptive o
JAN. 19 H
I OPERATED TYPE
SWEETLAND SELF -DUMPING FILTER
3R HYDRAULICALLY OPERATED TYPE SEE CATALOG NO.
r description of the Innie hydraulically operate* I >1 cs - J
i, pluL! detail of operation, ndvnntmrcs, ete., sue <mi Liitulofc No. XU.
I .III... imtiortiuico of II Self lXumpini? Filler Press can hardly bo
‘ “ iSl Tlih 1VIMJ of filter is perfected to a pomt which
makes it possible to open the filler, clean it and close it
opeiiitioii in from two to five minutes, depending upon the size ot
Sept. 20th. 1916.
g. H. Sargent & Co.,
125 W. lake Street,
Chicago, Ill.
Gentlemen:
Mr. Mi son has seen your advertisement
of your oleotric drying oven with automatic tem¬
perature control, and he has. asked me to write
and get your literature concerning it.
Will you kindly mail it to me and I will
bring it to his attention.
Yours vex- truly.
Assistant to Mr. Edison.
Extended descriptive circular on application.
E.
125-127 W. Lake St.
H. SARGENT & GO.
Importers, Makers and Dealers In Chemicals
and Chemical Apparatus of High Grade Only
CHICAGO
Sopt . S2nd , 1915.
APO-p-
000
JLfiSf ^0^ a-lW‘rs
Jhos. A. Edison Laboratory, "O 'ntjC*'
• |^»nt^^Ry- A wLol
Dear Sir:- g?W. - I^VCR^ J
I have a letter from Mr. (ihos . A. .MUOh water a ate of
aent lBth in vhich he an'.: a thaVjye scnil^detnj Is and particiUaK
to^yoi^in reference to the Ere in Avt^eaAutoraat io J'ire Bxtingu:
Y/e are send ir,g you under separate uwvbj
which you will fina photographic illustration!
The test illustrate as A - E was conducted at our Kidlftri
nlant In June of this year. We set up the bottom ring of n on
bbl tank which was 114*6" in aia. The fuel usea was Crude Oil
on I he surface of which was float ea several barrels of gasoline.
The pictures will perhaps tell their. own story.
mho secona set of illustrations are of a similar test
ass.-js.’ssja? sz ssa
nxt s.*s=25l« srt*s: w
of Rhout 100 from various parts of the country.
The third set of illustrations numbered 1 to 5 ^present
a test made on a steel tank;, with a wooden rooi at, the plant oi tne
Standard Oil Company of Hew Jersey at Bayonne under the direction
of the Suoerintendent , Iir. Geo. Hennessey. One-hnl.. of the rooi
is Bunco Bed to have been blown off by an explos ion, lenvitS the
rafters and the other half of the roof subject to fire . J0*1
note that the gases from the foam, released not only put out the
burring surface of the oil hut extinguish the woodwork as well.
This latter test is one of several that were made at the same plant
and always with the same result.
The particular feature of this apparatus is
instantaneously and never fails to put out a fire in less than a
AIL AGREEMENTS ARE CORTINGENT UPON DELAYS
CAUSED BY COMMON CARRIERS, SECURING MATERIAL.
STRIKES, INTERFERENCES, ACCIDENTS AND OTHER UN-
AVOIDABLE DELAYS BEYOND AND OVER WHICH WE HAVE
M. H. TREADWELL COMPANY, Sheet No._JL
Sept. 22nd, 1915.
Shoe. A. Edison laboratory ,
Hr. W.H. Headoworoft .
minute. It is not dependant upon any human aid or any apparatus
outside of itself. On a 55,000 bhl. tank it discharges 50,000
-■ " — 6,000 ga lions of aolntion in less than a
V<e have installed it for the Standard Oil Company, Gulf
Refining Company, United States government and others and are
nov: putting it in for the Huasteca Petroleum Company and several
at oarers of Benzol, whose names v;e are not permitted to mention.
1'he system is applicable with certain engineering modifications
pending ueon conditions on any containers for inflammahle liquids.
V.'e can hardly give you all the data in any setter that you
would he v, filing to read. If you have special conditions, or
liguid containers of Oil, Benzol etc. etc. which you care to
protect, we would be glad to take the patter up with you and
look over the ground and quote prices.
'1’he writer would be glad to meet you at any time by appointment
either at this office or at your plant.
With the catalogue, I am enclosing a reprint from the ?uel
Oil Journal, which will give you some idea of the equipment as
applied to an Oil Tank, except that wo do not use a vertical
standpipe for the solution. V/e place the solution in a horizontal
solution tank at the base of the Container unless conditions
make it advisable to place it otherwise.
Awaiting your reply, we are,
Yours very truly,
Soj* - 25th. 1915
M. A. Treadwell Comrany, Ino.,
140 Cedar Street,
Hew York City.
Gentlemen:
I lave received your favor of the
22nd instant , and also your catalogue. -
I would lito to see your expert
soma day next week, as we want to protect
sone Benzol storage tanks, and I would like
to have a talk with your expart about it.
Before he cones over, let me sug¬
gest that ha telephone. Ur. Meadow croft at
this addros3.
Yours vory truly.
1
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Edison Laboratory,
c/ oeW. H. Meadowgjroft, /
Orange, N. J.
MAIN OFFICE 8. WORKS
:,l:kco« Philadelphia*
S8pt. 30, 1915.'j
A.*-**
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jW^‘
Gentlemen: / i \ J
^ \/\j We ref'er to your visit to the Chemical Exposition, ’
-j and your request for information regarding the Bihn-Jones
Apparatus pr Blow-Case, for lifting liquids, by compressed
air system. We are inclosing you, under separate cover, our l
$ circulars and blue prints, descriptive of this devipe, and J
'^hope/' that it may prove interesting and of value to you. We
be pleased, -of course, to furnish y»h with other material,
^t any time. This Automatic Air Device is a recent invention,
^Avhich overcomes all the objectionable features, so common to
<Fthe5 automatic apparatus, desigjied for similar purposes.
A few of the points of excellence in this apparatus
1. It can be installed upon any existing blow-case,
(acid egg), or closed tank.. . ..
2. The device is compact and simple in construction,
3. fhere^are^no^floats or other parts within the blow-
4. By its perfect automatic action, itteffects a great
saving m labor and compressed air.
5. It is applicable to the handling of nearly all li¬
quids, since the material of which it i3 made can be
varied to meet the individual requirements.
6* The automatic air device can be regulated so that a
constant quantity of liquid may Ue handled or dis¬
charged in any given time.
r Uih-i
(page 2)
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
THE BIHN-JONES
AUTOMATIC APPARATUS
FOR LIFTING LIQUIDS
The following is a description of Automatic Air Device and Any-Position
Check Valve, a combination, forming the above-mentioned apparatus to
elevate liquids by means of compressed air. This combination has solved
the problem of automatically lifting liquids in a simple way. Floats and other
inside mechanisms are omitted within the egg or blow-case, the apparatus
being placed on top or to one side of egg or blow-case, as desired. It is
made of lead and antimony, in proper proportions; also other metals where
more suitable.
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
United Lead Company,
III BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
Orange, New Jersey.
- Bonded lead ling tanks
3 l/2 ft. deep x 9“ wide
Attention Mr., MejAgworalt-
V/e have had under consideration the matter “L1™ Wg“d ||i
wmmmimmA
wftE the HeatT contact.
'~~Sxias?s3ZS£± ss 2
SS ClU tl£ e“l»S Of prices i» **«.*»*.
FSrc aLrjs srM^at1: Hr
.BssrtfSwWS 232i jyss^ys.-jKr
Awaiting your further favors, we remain
LBG/N.
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
The Super-Glass Company
TACONY, PHILADELPHIA
October 20,1915.
Thoa. A. Edison, Esq.,
East Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir:-
On September 24th n
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) you a letter, 'ist which set, fL_w
jf lo-cS-caC-*' \
i th/t possibly this^lett^r^ _ J
miscarried in the mailes, as it was addrels^d to Menlo Park, IT.J.
also sent you two samples of Super-Glass,, one broken
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and one unbroken. |
c5 We would be very much obliged to you ffftu would kindly .
ub^ know whether you received this letter and samples, everj^^ltho
opinioi/ of these
If the expression of an opinion of this kind should \>e/
ocoi. f
- ’ • Asked
Y
you r business rules may not allow you to express
samples.
against your business rules, then please pardon w« for having
you for it, as at any rate it can do no harm to ask.
Yours sincerely,
PS: AW
ENC. copy of letter dated 9/24/15.
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
September 24,1915.
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Menlo Parle, New Jersey.
Dear Sir:-
1 had the great honor of meeting you at the reception which
the Eranklin Institute gave you, and you will possibly remember me as
having talked to you a little about Sun Power.
I have read in the papers that you are.mow interested in
promoting the welfare of our Army and Navy, and it has occurred to
me that it might be of interest to you to hear of what we call
"Super-Glass" .
"Super-Glass" is made bv welding together a sheetvof cellu¬
loid between two sheets of poliched plate glass, and it has certain
qualities which make it exceedingly useful. No matter how hard this
glass is hit, splinters will not fly from it,, and an automobile wind¬
shield composed of this material will protect the riders almost as
well as a sheet of iron. Stones cannot possibly be thrown through
Super-Glass, and although it can be cracked, splinters will not fly
from it.
I take the liberty of sending you under separate cover a
small sample of the "Super-Glass" , and another small sample which haw
been broken by hitting it hard with a hammer. You will note that
although the sheet is cracked in many pieces it is still practically
intact and will keep off the^ather and missiles.
As a matter of fact, anyone who could at all afford it
should have no other glass than this in his automobiles; and for
all kinds of War Ships it should find a large field, because it
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Thomas A. Idison,
3/24/16
can stand any concussion without throwing splinters.
For the past four years or so there had been made in Europe
a similar material, which was called "Triplex Glass", hut this was
made hy pasting a sheet of celluloid between two sheets of glass;
glucose being used as a paste. Tfce manufacturers of Triplex Glass
have not succeeded in making it a commercial success, because their
prooess was too impractical and expensive. There is a big difference
between pasting celluloid between two sheets of glaBS, and actually
welding ijt in, and the product is much better.
Super-Glass is right in line with Wire Glass, for the making
of which I invented the machinery which is now being weed everywheres.
But Super-Glass iB much superior to Wire Glass for the reason that
after all Wire Glass when struck a hard blow does throw dangerous
splinters, whereaB Super-Glass throws, nothing at all.
1 would be very much obliged to you if you would kindly
examine these samples carefully, and let me know what you think of
them for use in warships and war automobiles.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) FRANK SHUMAN
FS:AW
IT1
BETTS & BETTS
CORPORATION
New York, October 25, 1915.
clock systems a sketch of the new hells was reade
last week at the Hew York laboratory, through the
electric J courtesy of Mr. Miller, This test has probably i
tower kloks been shipped, to you. L
,s „ . We are to make further trial with
several different sets of hammers the latter part
street kloks of thlB week> Wbicb will give you a still better
idea of the possibilities of this instrument. At
h^ctr'c tbe iaboratory they seemed impressed, the bells
ticker i iiviEK bavlng a more mellow tone, greater volume, and a
larger compasB than those now in use. However,
TIME STAMPS you are tbe one to be pleased.
yerkes MUSICAL Kindly advise if you wish us to send
chimes & bells tb0 inBtruIrlent to Orange. If so, will have Mr.
Charles Daab make further trials in Orange for you.
COLOR CAPS
It will be necessary for the instru-
electric ffient to be shipped back to our factory after your
sign flashers inspection, as it is now in tbe rough.
Yours very truly,
Phonographic Diet.— 2.
1bdI> K<jlor to Harry A. Yerkes. .
MGR. BELLS & CHIMES DEPT.
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BETTS & BETTS
CORPORATION
Yerkes Musical Electric Bells and Chimes
JURE above cut shows an installation in the world's highest
edifice— the Woolworth Building.
These chimes arc operated by means of a pneumatic player and
can also be played from the keyboard. The program is subject to ■
change at any time desired.
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
Yerkes Temple Bells Set
HJUR Standard Temple Bells and Chimes outfit consists of 20
or more resonated Temple Bells (bells only shown above) and the
same numberof Chimes. The Bells may be hidden in foliage, placed
in flower baskets, or concealed by plants. The Chimes arc mounted
as a unit on a stationary rack as shown on cover page. Both bells
and chimes are played from an auxiliary keyboard placed beside
the piano or organ, the musician being able to play the bells or
chimes with accompaniment or alone, as desired. This provides
a new musical instrument without the expense of an extra operator.
Temple Bells and Chimes furnish an excellent Cabaret feature and
a delightful innovation for restaurants, theatres and ball rooms.
Robert Graves’s Yacht “Emeline”
The Temple Bells and Chimes were installed by Mr. Graves
his palatial yacht "Emeline" to entertain his guests on a pleasure
rise to Panama to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal.
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BETTS & BETTS
10] COLLECTION of Ycrkcs Temple Bells embracing seven
complete outfits is used in the world famous playhouse, the New
York Hippodrome, Manuel Klein having written the "Temple
Bells" song especially for them. At the request of the thousands
who were delighted by the bells, they were again played this season
in the "Wars of the World" production. Among our other prom¬
inent installations are the West Baden Springs Hotel, West Baden,
Indiana; Louis Sherry's Grand Ball Room, New York; Luna Park,
Coney Island, and the immense auditorium at Ocean Grove, N. J.
Exterior Clock Westminster Chimes
This outfit is partially explained by the picture. It is used in
connection with exterior clocks. At each quarter hour the (self¬
winding) "Elcktrik Klok" and auxiliary sends an impulse to the
chimes mechanism which plays the famous Westminster Chimes. A
beautiful chord designates the hour by the proper number of strikes.
We make these any size to go with small clocks as well as the
largest lower clocks.
79
Referring 60 yours of the 19th. We
shall very gladly continue to send the stock sheets, and
if tl»y do not arrive regularly, kindly notify me.
Regarding Mr. ifidison’s complaint about
the shipment of 100 small motors recently ordered,- i im¬
mediately took this matter up on receipt of your letter
to ascertain which of our factories held the shipment up,
haying had no previous knowledge that such an order had
been placed. In running it down 1 find that the motors
were o f the kort Wayne type and built in the JTOrt Wayne
factory, and we have immediately taken steps to stir matters
up and expedite the shipment of the motors as much as
possible. \7e fuljy appreciate that when Mr. Kdison
wants anything he wants it "now", and in case o| orders
necessitating particular expedition, if you could find it
convenient to drop me a line at the time they are pieced
I might be able to help you a good deal, from time to
time. Of course we can’t put every order we receive
thro qgh on a rush basis,- that would be unfair to other
customers and sareasonable to expect, but now and again
r-iJ 2 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
•. W.H.Moadowcrof t 10-26-16
when 8 particularly urgent case comes up 1 should always
fce most ready to extend any service to Mr. JSdison in
the way of quick shipments, that wouLd accanmodste him.
TELEPHONES, CIRCLE
BETTS & BETTS
CORPORATION
2S6 West 5Stli Street
New York, nov. 11th, 1915.
* Laboratory of Thomas A. udison,
Orange,
H. J.
WF. MANUFACTURE
/s.ii- i Gentlemen
ELECTRIC (v?ladin«)
CLOCK systems you wrote us on October 27th that
Mr. Edison would probably return home the early
street kloks to you Mew York laboratory.
/‘ BETT§j<& CORP.
J GM'L MAHAG
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h-
Established ISSO.
At) out a year - ago, our Mr. C. L. Gehnrioh had an op¬
portunity to discuss with you the possibilities of placing
further ovens in your plant. At that time you favored the
oil-fuel Ovens whioh however, we do not make. Since then
we installed a large number of Indirect Gas Heated Ovens.
Every one of them are giving the moot satisfactory results,
as to economy in fuel cost, Highest Efficiency and the pro-
ddots turned out of the highest finish.
Can we not now interest you in our Patented Indirect
Radiator Type Ovens?
Yours very truly,
CW/AE.
" THE
IDIRECT
IS THE RIGHT WAV”
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MONEL METAL
SHEET MONEL
hnelCMet|l Casting Foundry, 1 ^
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We have anrang^a^^. tajre cargos* this in-
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durable material
conditions, and consequently this metal has been adopted
by many concerns who must contend with, conditions of
this kind.
>BDEn We judge you will be interested in this
matter on account of the difficulty there has been in the
past in obtaining satisfactory service on Monel Metal
Castings.
Trusting we may be favored with your buju»€3s,
which will have our very best attention, wejjirlj^
Very truly yours, ki h A
SUPPLEE-BI DDIiE SMWP COMPANY,
MAG/MTC
Monel Metal Rods
Wherever corrosion is a menace, Hot Rolled Monel Metal Flats
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SUPPLEE- BIDDLE BULLETIN December, 1015
Standard for Rolling Monel Metal Sheets
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SUPPLEE- BIDDLE HARDWARE CO., 507-519 Commerce St., Philadelphia
405 Lodge Road, Birmingham, England 414 Drummond Building, Montreal
Centralpalataet, Stockholm, Sweden Johannesburg, South Africa
1 Victoria Street, S. W., London, England
Sec .
16th. 1915
Supplee-Biddle Hardware Co.,
Monel Metal Department,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Gentlemen:
Your favor of the 4th instant in¬
forming us of your increased capacity for
casting Monel metal has been handed to me. I
am very much pleased to havo this information
as we never have been able to get any satis¬
faction from anybody, directly or remotely
connected with Monel metal, and I was finally
compelled to make Jl2,000. worth of copper cans.
2hey are not nearly as good as Monel metal.
Yours very truly.
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
How One Truck Can Do the Work of Twenty
The modern, efficient way of trucking material or merchandise is to replace old-
fashioned, flat-topped trucks with a Barrett Multi-Truck, and let one man do the work
of five or six. Such a saving in labor— and even more— can actually be made wherever
material is handled on trucks. Any plant manager can replace his old-fashioned trucks
with one Or two Barrett Multi-Trucks and begin to feel the saving immediately— t doesn t
take years to get your money back, nor do you disrupt your organization while install¬
ing the system. Since one Barrett Multi-Truck will replace from five to seventy-five
ordinary trucks, the saving in investment is obvious, as Barrett Multi-Trucks are remark¬
ably inexpensive. One man with one Barrett Multi-Truck will do more and better work
than five or six men operating ordinary trucks. Put the other men at productive labor. -
The material is always handled on slightly raised platforms (6^ to 9^ inches in
the clear) instead of being piled on the floor. To move material, the Barrett Multi-
Truck is simplv backed under the platform, the handle of the truck is pushed dou n,
which raises the truck bed and with it the loaded platform. The truck bed is automat¬
ically locked in this raised position, and the loaded platform is then hauled where desired.
Pressing the foot lever, as shown in illustration on page 4, lets the bed of truck
drop to low position, so that the loaded platform rests on the floor, and the truck is then
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
THE BARRETT
MULTI -TRUCK.
withdrawn for another load. One man does it all in a frac-
tion of the time taken to load an ordinary truck. In fact,
you never load or unload trucks at all— that's where you
make the big saving.
Platforms mat' be built it /> any desired height, so that
workmen can receive their material on machine-high flat-
forms, and as they complete their work pile the finished
parts on another’ machine-high platform, which is then
hauled away to the next workman. This docs away with
loading and unloading of trucks at machines or benches.
Saves labor. Cuts manufacturing costs.
Handling material on platforms prevents loss or dam¬
age to goods because of constant rehandling. It prevents
deterioration in stocks like paper, box board, etc., which
always sulfer from being piled on the iloor. It docs away
with incessant loading and unloading of trucks — all unpro¬
ductive effort. You handle your material only once. And
think of the convenience — one Barrett Multi-Truck, one
hundred platforms. Place your stock on platforms as re¬
ceived or manufactured, and move anywhere at a moment s
notice. A loft or warehouse of 5000 square feet, com¬
pletely filled with loaded platforms, can be moved by two
men and two Barrett Multi-Trucks in less than one hour.
Platforms are inexpensive and last indefinitely. I hey
may be made in your own carpenter shop. The Barrett
Multi-Truck is but 6 to 9 inches high in low position, per¬
mitting the use of low platforms, which are much more
substantial, as well as cheaper.
Easy to operate. A downward pressure of aoo lbs. at
the end of the long handle will elevate a 4000 1R load. I he
weight of load is distributed, so that there is minimum wear
on parts, while the four wheels make tip-overs impossible.
The wheels are under the truck— there are no projections to
catch when backing under platform. Front wheels turn
when truck is elevated or when in low position. This is an
important feature for easy handling, backing under plat-
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The capacity of the Barrett Multi-Truck is limited
only by what any man can pull, and there is an ample mar¬
gin of safety above this.
The Barrett Multi-Truck is strongly made, and there
is practically no wear out to it. The frame and axles are
made of steel; roller bearings at all four wheels. A pull ot
fifty pounds will start a 4000 lb. load on a level floor. In
short; we offer you a substantially built Roller Bearing
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Edison General File Series
1915. Exhibitions (E-15-37)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
Edison’s involvement in exhibitions, trade shows, anniversary celebrations,
and meetings of electrical and other industries. Most of the selected
documents for 1 91 5 pertain to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in
San Francisco. Included are numerous letters exchanged between longtime
associate T. Commerford Martin and Edison's assistant William H.
Meadowcroft regarding plans to hold an Edison Day event at the Exposition
and efforts, ultimately successful, to persuade the reluctant inventorto attend.
A draft telegram to Henry Ford in Edison's hand indicates that as late as
October 4, he considered it "impossible to go to Frisco." Also included are
letters discussing Ford's participation at the Exposition, an itinerary of
Edison's route to California, and items concerning the installation of Diamond
Disc phonograph exhibits in the various state buildings at the Exposition.
Other correspondents include longtime associate Charles C. Clarke, who
attended an Edison Day celebration at the West Orange laboratory; Charles
C. Moore, president of the San Francisco Exposition; and Edison associate
J. M. Hill, who served as one of its representatives.
Approximately 20 percent of the documents have been selected,
including all items written by Edison or bearing substantive marginalia by him.
multiplex exhibit service
PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION
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In learning that you contemplate visiting the
panama-pacific Exposition, to he held in San Fran-
oisoo, I thought it would he proper at this time
to invite you to take a trip through the giant red¬
wood trees of Humholdt County. The Northwestern
Kailroad Oompany have just completed a new railroad
from San Francisco to Eureka, touching the finest
scenery in the world. I know it would interest you
in making this trip. If you deoide to make this trip,
please let mo know in advanoe and I will endeavor to ,&■
Bee the city officials in regard to making arrangements
for your reception.
Enclosed you will find a booklet explaining in brief
the chief features of Humboldt County, situated a little
over 300 miles north of San Francisco. Your visit to
the Fair will not be complete without seeing this
oountry.
Hoping to hear from you Boon, I remain
Yours very truly,
1,fr
Feb. 19 th, 1915.
In connection \7ith the Panaroa-Pacif lo
Kxposition we have now placed Diamond Dieca in the
following huildinga:
Hew York State - shipment of A-450 an route.
Missouri - shipment of A-2S0 en route.
TJisconsin - shipment of A-300 on route.
Hew Jersey - A-250 already installed.
Hew Kexico (San Diego) A-250 burned installed.
Am working on Indiana. Iowa, Pennsylvania
a—
to an installation.
Have arranged with Baley of the Hdi son Shop
at San Francisco to regularly inapeot the installations
to insure^est operation and will also arrange through
him for the installation of inexpensive easels to hold
placards announcing records as they are played in line
with our conversation on the matter.
The placard question I will take up with
Mr. L. C. MoChesney as soon as I have selected ten
new numbers for use in eaoh Ejddbit.
Outside of the transportation on shipments
cost of above mentioned easels and placards and the
inspection expenses of Baley’s mechanician, these
installations stand us in for no expense.
[At® .
[SON, WILSON & I RET OH.
Edison Labrntory Exhibit,
OrcnKa , If. J.
Gentlemen
This is to notify you that it
will he necessary for you to have your
workers and representatives in your
hooths at our "Made in Newark" Expo¬
sition next Tuesday morning at 8:15.
EDISON LAMP WORKS
HARRISON, N.J. February 20,1915.
HARRISON, N. J. FeDruary c.
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Mr. W. H. Meadoweroft, \r-*
laboratory of Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, H.J. , j-
Dear Mr. Meadowcrof^^^ ,j0 r< „ g^-i, • ‘
Rec eijyea^^ob^l-e^tei
and wish to thank yon for your kindness
the subject matter thereof.
It - «
of February 17thr-| -
'~0
To be of a little further troub3<e_^o you
I would like to ask you a personal question in oonneotion
with our campaign for Edison Day: namely, X have heard from
a certain outside source that Mr. Edison was displeased with
certain phases of our campaign. In view of the fact that I
have not heard of^any objection from your office X assumed
that the campaign was carried out in a manner perfectly sat¬
isfactory to Mr. Edison and his associates.
’ X would like to hear from you in regard to
the matter in order that I may correctly inform the party who
reported the matter to me. t 1
TJM: AMS
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March 3, 191b.
Mr. Edison:-
I have the following from Mr. L. E. Myers, who is
now in San PranciBco, pending the opening of the Exposition
and seeing after the huge model of the Panama Canal he
built, and for which X supplied the telephone-phonograph
apparatus:
"The Panama Canal is altogether the biggest attract¬
ion at the Exposition, and is earning twice as
much money as any other concession on what is
known "'as the "Zone", where they are all located.
Moreover, we are getting a bigger percentage of
the attendance each day, and finally Major Boggs,
Secretary of the Isthmian Canal Commission, who
was detailed by Colonel Goethals to check up on
our work, has written a most unqualified letter
of approval. Indeed, he sayB we have reproduced
the thing with perfect accuracy. We are giving
him a luncheon tomorrow to be attended by the
higher Exposition Officials and some of the
Government officials hereabouts, and of course
we will have the press at thiB luncheon and see
that his endorsement gets the public in the
most foneful way."
I thought that you would like to know that the
sixty phonographs, with the accompanying telephone apparatus,
all of which cost about $25,000.00 to put through, is work¬
ing perfectly, without any series of experiments having been
made. Simply a matter of design and good luck.
M. R. HUTCHISON.
. WESTEgM UNION
NIGHtIHttER
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RECEIVED AT O R A NGE, N . J .
24 NY H 76 NL 6 EX
SANTA ROSA CALIF MARCH 6-IB
TH08 A KOI SON
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EAST ORANGE NJ
ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 10TH OUR LUTHER BURBANK WILL VI8IT THE PANAMA
PACIFIC EXPOSITION IN CONNECTION WITH OUR 8PECIAL OAY AT THE FAIR
WILL YOU TALK WITH HIM OVER THE NEWLY COMPLETED TRANSCONTINENTAL
TELEPHONE CIRCUIT ON THAT 0CCAS8I0N CONNECTION TO SE MADE AT
APPROXIMATELY FOUR THIRTY PM EASTERN TIME MR BURBANK WHO 18 ONE OF
OUR ARDENT AOMIflIRB IS LOOKIN6 FORWARD TO THI8 0CCAS8I0N WITH
PLEAS UREABLE ANTICIPATION WIRE ANSWER COLLECT.
Maroli 19th ,
19 15.
Mr. Edison!
Supplemsnbing my ms no of yesterday, consent has hean received to
the f ol lowing additional Diamond Disc installations in tlie State Buildings at
the Panama Pair:
Iowa
Virginia
(B-250 Mahogany)
Idaho
(3-250 Flemish Oak)
north Dakota
(B-250 Flemish Oelc)
Montana
(B-250 Austrian Brown)
Washington
(3-250 French Gray)
She special finislms are of course possible, and I am making
arrangements with Mr. Learning accordingly.
Up to
e the total installations arranged f
Haw York State Building
Hew Jersey State 3uilding
Missouri State Building
Wisoons in State Building
Indiana State Building
Kansas State Building
Illinois State Building
Iowa State Building
Virginia State Building
Idaho State Building
Horth Dakota State Building
Montana State Building
Washington State Building
Edison Storage Battery Exhibit ,
(Transportation Building)
Y.W.C.A. Building
Installations luvvo actually been nude in the Hew York, Hew Jorney,
Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Kansas and Indiana State Buildings and in the
Y.W.C.A. Building. The Battery Exhibit is soon to be equipped. Machines for the
remaining buildings will bo shipped the early part of next weelc with the ex¬
ception of course, of the special finished.
Looking far favorable action from other State Building Commissions rs
at Son Francisco anl am toda'y again writing San Diego Branch of Southern California
Music Company, urging them to try to get into other hidings tin re _n addition
to Hew Mexico State Building where v,
CC to Messrs. Wilson, Maxwell,
[March 24, 1915,
Ed i "son , C. ti. Wilson and mJrand:
Messri.. ----- .
X era in receipt of the following letter from
2.S558 S.*KJres«aBS
Company;
"San Francisco , Cal.,
March 18, 1915..
nV/e are almost dovm to a steady grind here .but x®™ it was
fj „ for five or six weeks. Before the opening (February
2oth1 I nut in four 24-hour days in one stretch, rested
for four hours in a half- dazed condition, put in twenty-four
hour s mo remand now do fourteen to sixteen hours oaily,
Sundays and Holidays being quite normal.
"Well, Mr. Hutchison, it may please you t0 ttiat the
Sr&airfis ass .
. Tne woman wanted to know if you were the same man who in-
very^much
surprised to be able to hear the lecture.
"All the boards came through, in fine shape, excepting Zone
/'which had three broken wires; the break we traced out an-d
renaired. The phonographs are holding up in good shape,
considering the terrific hammering they get in a ^yerun.
There is only a seven-second rest in each cycle of operation,
aSd the continued pounding loosens the small screws, so that
it is necessary to go over them ever} morning.
"The records each operate 3,500 times or perjjeei, and
we find some of them wear quite badly a* the end of ten days
to two weeks.
"The whole thing is proving a fine advertisement for the
Edison Company. People notice the Edison machine, and the
first question they ask is "How often do you change the
records?" When we tell them "Every tw or three weeks",
they are surprised and want to know more about it.
"I haven't been able to see anything else in the Exposition
so I cannot tell you what's what.
"We certainly had to spruce up our room when the telephone
boards tame. The boards were so well finished, and so hand¬
some, that we had to dess up to receive them. To tell you
the truth, I was expecting nice looking boards , though not
quite as elaborate as the ones you had made up (I fought and
bought foraa nice looking room, but until the boards them¬
selves came, I could not put it through.
Jerry Chesler. "
The above for your information.
H. R. HUTCHISON.
Copy to Mr. Benson of Western Electric Co.
MICHIGAN nOUUSVAHU
Mr. W. H. Meadoworoft,
O/o Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Mr. Meadoworoft:
I have been part of the day with Mr. Herbert Fleish¬
haoker, of whom you have often heard me speak as an enthus¬
iastic admirer of Mr. Edison. X think I have already advised
you that he is president of the Anglo -London-Par is National
Bank of San Francisco, and, with his brother, Mortimer, owns
praotioally seventy-five per oent of the stock in the Great
Western Power Co. of California, as well as a big Salmon River
power plant in Oregon. Mr. Fleishhaoker is also one of the
executive oommittee of the Panama-Paolflo International Expos¬
ition, and has taken a very active part. Our conversation was
largely on the subjeot of the invitation by the exposition,
through its president, Mr. Moore, to Mr. Edison to visit the
exposition. Mr. Fleishhaoker is closely identified with these
efforts. I have already told Mr. Edison that the Exposition
authorities had determined to have what is to be oalled and
known as "Edison Day." I do not know whether Mr. Edison would
want to visit the exposition on Edison Day, but I am inolined
to think that if he aooepts the invitation, he would like to
be free from any conventional program or public reoeption. I
happen to know that Mr. Moore and the direotors of the expos¬
ition would, of course, like to honor Mr. Edison and go the
limit in that direotlon; but they would defer entirely to his
wishes and would place his comfort and pleasure above every¬
thing else. I want, ypu to say to Mr. Edison for me that the
men identified with'jthis great exposition are different than
tiose who have beeMoonneoted with expositions heretofore.
They are a lot of&big, brainy, praotioal men, who have been
very prominent in 'building up San Francisco, and have had some-,
thing to do with the building up of the entire Paoifio ooast.
I hope that Mr. Edison, when he reoeives the invitation -
against the exposition. I have saia vo probably
ITS SS: sur
sr«r»ir s s%u c... n.
Mr. Fleishhacker has asked me to say to to .Edison^ ^
that he would be very glad if ^Grei at° We stern Power Company,
Sr
Edison.
_ +>,1-, Totter is intended as a sort of feeler, hut
g -rrrr,s».
r 'zs*$ « - *—
wir ^ JSEkr
that you had already aailed one to him. « Qne highly. If
that he has never received it .and^ ' t0 Ur. Mortimer
you sent any at all, I think arrange this and mail
Fleishhacker. Will you not, theref , Mr_ lerbert Fleish-
the photograph as early as °°^®on_pariB National Bank, Ban
haoker, president of the Anglo FXeishhaoker is
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of hydro-eleotric power.
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Mr. Headoworoft - 3
ms "full of oayenne paper," eto.
With kindest regards to you personally, and hoping I
shall hear from you soon at this address, I am,
Very truly
P. S. I am mailing to you the last edition of what is known
as the "Hercules Book" oh. the Exposition, whioh will give you
an idea of what it is beginning to look like. Let Hr. Edison
look at it, if he has the time.
WESTE
DAY
UNION
I APL 2
RECEIVED AT 0%3®
26 NY R 58 BLUE
BH CHICAGO ILLS 9 M
M H MEAOOWCROFT,
CARE THOS A EDISON I
IF MR EDISON CONSENTS TO AUTO»APH HIS PHOl
HERBERT FLEI SHHACKER WILL YOU PLEASE MAIL IT TO ME
THE BLACKSTONE HERE PLEASE SAY TO XWKXI BEE THAT I
^ GETTING THEELECTRIC8
THAT PART TO
INTERN
IN LINE FINALLY AND SHALL I
HIM WIRE ME NAME AS R
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11 12 AM V-"
*SAN FRANCISCO CONVENTION, JUNE 7-11, 191 Gf~
national electric light association
native Sons Building,
San Francisco, Cal . May
Thomas A. Edison, Esq
Edison laboratories.
West Orange,
Hew Jersey.
Bear Mr. Edison:
know, the national Electric t
As you doubtless know, the national Electric tri
light Association is holding its thirty-eighth Convention ij*
here in San Francisco, during the week beginning June 7th, ff
being our second visit to the Coast . We shall have an
attendance of fifteen hundred or trio thousand people, and
are vory sorry indeed that you can not be with us .
An electricel colonnade has been erected in
our honor in Union Square , and Thursday June 10th has been
set aside as National Electric light Assooation day at the
Exposition, making special recognition of what electricity
has done for mankind . There will be special exercises in
Festival Hall that afternoon, with a reception by the
Exposition authorities, and the presentation to us of a
plaque.
We ere receiving messages of congratulation from
the leaders in electricity, and would appreciate it very
Thomas A. Eaison,Esq.,-2 .
much if we couia ineluae one from yourself. I have
taken the liberty of forwaraing herewith suggestea
message, which we wouia be gLaa to have yon use, en¬
large or amena as you aeera fit. She message is
aaaressea to Presiaent Scott of the Association.ana
shonia be sent collect. I wouia like to suggest that the
message might be sent to us fuesaay night in oraer to
make sure of its aelivery in gooa season.
Meantime, with personal regaras, believe me.
Secretary.
TCM/G
P.S. Mr. Insull is to be the speaker of the afternoon,
aelivering a brief aaaress on electricity in lighting
ana other service to the public .
*^AN FRANCISCO CONVENTION, JUNE 7-11,1915
NATIONAL ELECTRIC LIGHT ASSOCIATION
V/.H. Meadoweroft.ESQ. ,
Edison Storage $ Battejy Company ,
West Orange, " * ,
Hew Jersey.
Dear Mr. Meadowcroft:
ck >
/
,tJsJ2c "
Haase note the enclosed, which
is an extract from the register at the Edison Booth in
the Transportation Building. It strikes me as Quite an
interesting item which Mr. Edison would like to see, and
which possibly Theodore might he glad to print in his
monthly with comment from his father. I would say that
it was handed to me hy Mr.J.M. Hill, with whom I have
been talking this morning, and who thought that such use
of it would be interesting. I am also going to hand a
copy of it to Mr. Onken, Editor of the Electrical World,
who is here.
In this connection I have been talk¬
ing over with Mr. gill the proposition or idea, which
2£=h* has favor out here, of making one of the days an
Edlsfon Dayj and it is also the general and universal
feeling and hope that Mr. Edison himself might be here
W.H. Headowcroft ,Esq . , -2 .
latex in the year, say Septenber or October. I think
it wotild he a nice thing for the family as the Exposition
is well worth seeing, and wonderfully beautiful. Besides
there is the lighting, which I still think to be far in
advance of outline work. Mr. Edison would of course be given
a royal reception, and could be let out of all entertainment
and dining and wining. I am sure Theodore ought to be
given the opportunity to seo this Exposition, so as to write
up his own account of it. I am to see one or two prominent
people here this week on the general subject, and would
not be surprised if I am made on my return a bearer of official
dispatches, so to speak, to Mr. Edison from the Exposition
authorities. I am tipping you off now for what it is worth,
and will let you hear from me when matters are a little
developed. Of course you can understand that I am myself
very busy making arrangements for our big Convention next
week .
TCM/&
June 15th 1915,
PANAMA PACIFIC EXPOSITION
( San Eranoisco )
Diamond Disc Exhibits
New York Building - A-450 Shipped from Orange and Installed
New Jersey-
Mis souri
Wisconsin
Indiana
Kansas
Illinois
Iowa
Virginia
Idaho
No .Dakota
Montana
Washington
BBB.Co.Transp
YST.OJl.
Ohio ■ •
Oregon
Pennsylvania
- A- 250 Installed hy Baley, S.F.
- A-250 Shipped from Orange and installed
- A- 3 00 Shipped from Milwaukee & Installed
- A-250 Installed By Baley
- A-250. Installed By Baley
- A-250 Installed By Baley ,
- B-250 Shipped from Factory to Baley, 4-15-15
I B-250 Flemish Oak, Shipped from I'aotory to Exp .4-15-15
- B-260 Austrian Brown " " " " „
- B-250 French Grey " „„ " ",
- A- 260 Golden Oak - Installed By Baley
- A- 200 Installed By Baley
- A-250 Installed By Baley _ , 1R ..
- B-250 French Grey, Shipped from Factory to lisp .4-15-15
ennsyivama ■■ - B-250 Shipped from Factory to Baley 4-15-16
'.Virginia " - B-260 Shipped from Faotory to Baley 4-15-15
Eiler^s Concert Hall, Liberal Arts Palace - installed By Baley (1-A 376 & 1
Maryland ” - B-250 Installed By Baley A-40UJ
Mass . ” — B-260 n t* «
Nevada " - B-260 " " "
California " - B-260 " " "
Mississippi " - B-260
Westfield Pure Food
Exhibit (Restaurant )B-250 " "
Cuba Building - B-250 "
POSSIBLE INSTALLATIONS
Texas Building - Not yet open
Utah " - Working on this
Arkansas " - Installation in few days* s?
T.J.LBjpNARD
C.c. to Messrs . /Edis on'/^ckas . Edison, Wilson, Maxwell, Deeming, Berggren,
• Ireton.f L.C.MpC^esney, Hallo we 11, all Supervisors, W.G.Bee (ESB.Co.)
WAR
s unthinkable. I
any ways , without
f the case.
think it would do
any reference to
1 have just got back to town an
ight to attend the meeting of our Canadian
will be back here again on I'onday for a c<
hen off to my farm to seek rest for a few <
1 am intensely interested to n<
;he chemical line,
There is absolutely
New York, June 28,1915
W H Meadowcroft, Esq
Edison Laboratories,
Orange, N.J.
My dear Meadoworoft:
. X have your esteemed favor of June 25th on my
return to town from Canada, where I have been attending another
meeting. Your letter seems to imply a possibility that Mt. Edison
might go out later in the year to the Coast, which would be all
that is invited or suggested, I know that he does make such a
little break and while there is no great pleasure in crossing the
continent during the midsummer months, the trip is a pleasant one
later in the year. Can I prooeed' on any possible assumption that
he would go later? A great ovation awaits him and X want to see him
get it.
I had a good time at the Exposition, but really saw very
little of it as I was out there on the job and not for a junket. I
PSP
Secretary
July 1st. 1915,
T. Commerford Martin, Ksq.,
29 ’.Yost 39th Street ,
How York City.
Dear Mr. Martin:
I am In receipt of your esteemed favor of
the 28th ultimo. T am afraid to aay that there la a possi-
hillty that Mr. KdiBon might go out later in the year to
the Vadifio Coast. I do not romomber bavin- aeon him more
intenaoly busy and tied down than ho la at present. He did
not go away to "lorida laat winter, as you know, and he is
sadly in need of a ohango.
It- would he simply impossible for him to leer
at present. I know that he contemplates about a two or three
wook automob iling trip in August if things are in shape to
leave thorn, but I am' much inclined to doubt the probability
of his going out to the Coast this 3*811.
Min,-' you, thoro is no certainty in all this.
I am only spoaking of probabilities as I so> than just now,
so don't take this as kh entirely official.
Yours very truly,
NEW .JERSEY COMMISSION^
FOR THE
PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL I
j spending a few weeks quartered at
the Hew Jersey building. We have here three phonographs,
two grand plants and two player pianos hut the instru¬
ment that attracts and holds the attention of the public
is the Edison Diamond Disc Phonograph and I thought that
you might /be pleased to know that when it isheing opi¬
ated theAeople sit for hours listening to the selections.
While tjt'ere are two other makes here they do not come
under the same class as yours.
A lot of new records arrived yesterday
from Orange and we have enjoyed them very much.
X trust that you are taking oare of my
friend Hoffmann.
Resident Commissioner^
WESTEJ
TELt
UNION
on back hereof1, wjiioh aro hereby agreed to
./W/' Thomas A. Edison? Inc.,
San Franc is oo , Cal. , July 12th. 1915.
We understand Ur. Edison will he in San JJranoisoo about July 20th.
and advise us by wire if this is correct , w/want to arrange
an Edison Day at the Panama Pacific Sxros it ion ana have, all ,
Eaispn Dealers -meat Ur. Edison.
r , A. B. POUMEE./ \ ^Uaj*-W
Y .
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
,o3
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
< July 13, 1915
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
$ Thomas Addison,
General Eleotrio Company,
Rialto Bldg. , San Franc
«*** W*
pany,
My dear Mr. Edisons
1 have just heard that you are in San FranoisoS'
and that sometime within the next week you expect to he
down here. I also understand that your time is being uAtt <>>«!»,
very thoroughly scheduled in an official or semi-off ioial^ay. ' ' J
There are two or three of your old friends here, among vhom‘(T
are J. A. iighthipe, my Chief Electrical Engineer, whom you
will remember, and my father, J. E. Miller, who are very UcH*03T
anxious to have a little visit with you of an informal andU
sooiable character as distinguished from the public or
official hind of entertainment you will probably receive I I
at the hands of the picture people down here. If you can let /
mo Know just what your plans are for your time here and will save
an hour or two for luncheon some, day, or. an hour or two at anjj/
time, luncheon dinner, or any time convenient, I will be very
glad to do the' rest, and I can assure you that you will receive
a warm welcome not only from these old friends of yours, but
from one or two fellows like myself who will bu.t-t-'into the
party because of their rolatjsnahip-to-some'of your old friends
hsr0* // / -arr ^
far
Yours vtfry truly.
l Mr. Miller's absence.
1 ,
' "JV.. - rJ/JL
(7
N.J
Mr. Thoa. A. Edison,
Orange, New Jersey,
w ]»r sir:-
Nor som<
JUum4
use of one of your Diamond DiscJ
A STATE BU.LO.RO
SECRETARY'S OFF.CE July 29th, *
San Francisco, 1915
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thank you for the great pleasure it . _
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- t a perfL__
I it forllittle infori
Wti.oC. (am k/t*. a
visitors during that time. I<t seemB to he a perfect^ in-.
strument in every way. We have"us1ed' i
dances here in the building, and it was just as good for*"
our purposes as a thirty piece orchestra would have been./
Our guests at these danoes have also remarked its super-^
iority over any of the other phonographs or talking machir^f
now on the market.
In this connection I want to refer to your repre¬
sentative here on the Exposition Grounds--Miss Jessie
E. Weeden, whom we have found to be all to the good. She
understands her business and has been courteous and busi¬
nesslike in every way. You are indeed fortunate to have
her here. It is no small job to please everybody, but I
must say that she comes nearer to it than anyone else I
have ever known.
NORTH DAKOTA STATE COMMISSION
PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION
#2
San Francisco,
If there is anything that I can do for you or MIbb
Weeden I sincerely hope that you will command me.
Again thanking you for placing the machine in the
North Dakota building, I am,
Your 8 respectfully,
Secretary North Dakota
Commission.
ADVISORY COMMITTED
“Exposition are Ike timekeepers of Progress"— Wm. McKinley.
CH ARlSs^HERTY^*^
NATIONAL EXPOSITION of
R.P.PBW?'"'
CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES
NEW GRAND CENTRAL PALACE
NEW YORK CITY
OEOROB^D, ROSBNOARTEN
T. B. WAONER R°2'Mn
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 20th, 1915
"SSssr*
Management: INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION CO.
CHARLES P. ROTH I
ADRIAAN NAQBL.VOORT ( Man.cer.
AUGUST TWELFTH
Mr. Thomas A. Edison, OJ} lj* |m^c- — *
Llewelyn Bark, iTVl ArtTSV
Orange, H.J.
Bear Sir;-
This exposition- the first in America- waB organized
to foster, help, and establish firmly, those chemical industries
now beginning growth in this oountry and to promote interest in
the development of the countries undeveloped resources.
Its aim is to plaoe theBe things vividly before
financiers, manufacturers, works managers, chemists,
and the publio- all interested in industries dependent on ohemistry.
It is designed to enliBt the sympathy and confidence
of the general puhlio in the ohemioal industries.
Your oompanieB have done muoh in the way of manufactur¬
ing ohemioals , and converting them into Buoh materials as will
sunuly entertainment and gratifioation for all the senses ,-
ohemloalmus io , speotrosofpic art, light, heat, power a conserva¬
tion of energy (-and other things- eaoh related closely to our
daily life and existanoe.
Might we not beg of you to aBk your companies to exhibit
at the forthcoming exposition?
Yours very truly
,rs very tru^
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"Expositions are the timekeepers of Progress"— Wm. McKinley.
NATIONAL EXPOSITION of
CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES
NEW GRAND CENTRAL PALACE
NEW YORK CITY
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 20th, 1915
Management : INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION CO.
AUGUST TWENTIETH
19 15
Thos. A. Edison
Orange , fl. U.
Dear Sirs-
We are sending you under separate cover
a number of Poster Stamps concerning the coming national
Exposition of Chemical Industries, which we will appreciate
very muoh if you will kindly use on all your outgoing
mail in the same manner as we have indicated below.
In case you need more of these we will he very glad to
furnish same .
Trusting you will begin using these at
once and thanking you for your kind co-operation, we
remain
Yours very truly,
HATI OSAL EXPOS ITI OH OF CHEMICAL IHDUSJ^ES
ELECTRIC LIGHT
V/ H Meadoworoft , Esq
8-26-15
dispose of three or four good hatches every day. The plan works
out very well. I have already disposed of about a thousand p^ges
in this way and expect to make a drive at another five hundred next
week.
MT
With regards, believe me
Secretary.
Aug. 27 ,19X5 .
Mr. T. Commerford Martin, Secretary,
National Electric Light Association,
No. 20 'Vest Thirty-Ninth Street,
New York City.
My dear Mr. Martin: -
I beg to acknowledge re¬
ceipt of your esteemed favor of the 26th inst., and
it gives me a good deal of pleasure to say that Mr •
Edison’s eyes were not seriously injured by the acci¬
dent reported in the papers. I happened in at the
Plant Just a minute after it had oocurred, in fact,
while he was washing out his eyes. Of oourse, at the
moment they were giving him a good deal of pain, but
I waited a few moments and then he said in his usual
way "Well, Meadoworoft, what can I do for you?" Then,
we went on to discuss some business matters about whioh
I had gone over tothe Plant to see him. A little while
after that he went homo to change his olothes, for they
were a sight. He resumed work during the Evening and
has been at work ever since. He certainly is a wonder*
So far as I know they have
fixed unon October 21st as "Edison Day" out at the Ex¬
position, but I think that Mr. McManis at the Lamp
Works could tell you accurately. I really do not know
whether he will go out to San Francisco or not.
1 rather regret to learn that
you could not manage to get a regular vacation. I simply
had to get away for a while, for the last ten months
havo been the most strenuous ones in my life, and I was
afraid that I might have some sort of a break-down if I
attempted to go on without. Of oour3e, X had to lay a
lot of elaborate plans for the continuance of my part
of the work during my absence, but it came out all right.
There is a strenuous Fall and
Winter before me .
It is a lucky thing for yojc
that you have the farm to go to so that you can change
-1-
Mr. T. Commerford Martin,
Aug. 27th, 1915.
off for a few hours during your hard work. X have some
little idea of what it means to read two thousand pages
of proofs, and you have ray sincere sympathy.
With kindest regards, I remain,
Your3 very truly,
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
"Exp}! atom are the timekeeper! of Progren"—Wm. McKinley.
RAYftTOND^P. BACON
NATIONAL EXPOSITION ./
CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES
WM. COOPER PROCTER
NEW GRAND CENTRAL PALACE ^ fl A 0
NEW YORK CITY
T. B. WAONER
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 20th, 1915^
UTLEY WEDOB ^
Management t INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION CO.
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Mr. Thos . A. Edison
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir:- /? 6 c. — w ^ ^
Enclosed please findinvoioeilooveri]
on your space contracted for in 'She national Exjh —
Industries to be held at New York 6ity week of Sept
When sending us remittance, please send us a list of
^those who will be in attendance in your space, for^whom you will
require season passes. Upon receipt of this lirt^we will mail you
v at once season passes. '
We beg to call your special attent^h to "Information
to Exhibitors" we forwarded you several days ago, which gives you
detailed information regarding the installation of your exhibit.
IMPORTANT! If you have not already sent in your Bign
copy, beg to advise that it is absolutely '^necessary that we re¬
ceive same not later than MONDAY, SEPT. 13th, in order that there
will be no delay in having your sign painted and all decorations
installed in proper time.
Thanking you for your prompt attention to the above,
7
Yours very tjjuly,
NATIONAL EXPOSITION OF CHEMICAL INDU^BIKE
\ Jr*
7^ ‘ ■
September 4, 191B.
Mr. Ihomas A. Edison,
Orange, H. J.
My dear Mr. Edison;
I am enclosing copy of a telegram Whioh X reoeived from
Iheodore Hardee, Who is Director of Special Events at the Exposition.
The telegram was at the request of the President.
When I left San Franoisoo, Ootober 21st was the day set
for the day to he known as "Edison Day", and in my talk with Mr.
Ford today X suggested that the day to he known as "Henry Ford Day"
should immediately follow "Edison Day."
While Mr. Ford is a good deal like yourself in shunning
any public functions, he has taoitly consented , (and I think rather
rehSotantly/ to aocept the honor Whioh the Exposition desires to
confer upon him. It is not, of course, recognizing Mr. Ford as
the great manufacturer of motor oarB hut his praotioal work along
labor lines and his unusual qualities as a praotioal philanthropist
whioh have placed him among the few for whom the Exposition desires
to set apart speoial days in honor. He will, like yourself, he
presented with a commemorative medal and great oare will he used
in seleoting the men Who will he called upon to meet him. He will
he oonsulted in regard to say program of events on "Henry Ford Day."
I do not know just how you have been approached in regard
T. E. ‘#2.
to the day set aside in your honor, hut Mr. Ford, Who 1b planning
to leave here about Oototer 14th and arranging to he in San Fran-o
oisoo approximately the 18th of Ootober, expects that you and your
family will be in his party, so I assume that Ootober 21st would
be as satisfactory to you aB almost any other date. I wish, however,
you would telegraph me regarding this— snbjeot, of oourBe, to your
finally deoiding to go to the Exposition.
Mr. Mortimer Fleishhaoker asked me to oonvey hiB reBpeotB
to you and state that he would be very glad to have you go to the
big Hydro-Eleotrio Power Plant of the Great Western Power Co. at
Feather Elver Canyon. I have already written you regarding this
trip and I expected to be able to talk it over with you in Orange
before this, but am detained here and likely to be further detained
between here and Hew York. Mr. Fleishhaoker will invite Mr. Ford
and his party also to go to the Plant.
I am trying to get traok of Theodore's Whereabouts. Hope
you will approve of his oooupying my room at the Press Club. Two
single be ds^ jwar-be^put in there for himself and chum, and you oan
assure Mrs.^&^that the surroundings are all right for the young
man.
1 wish you would have Meadoworoft wire me at this hotel
on reoeipt of this letter if there is any possibility of stating
When Theodore will arrive in San Francisco. The Division of Trans¬
portation would like to have the 9feee*ere Ford oar driven into the
Transportation Palace and exhibited as one of the achievements in
oonneotion with the oross-oontinent run.
Mr. Marhsall, Whom I met with Mr. Ford today, expect to
see you on Monday at Orange and will tell you just how Mr. Ford
I. E.
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feels at> out your going to California with his party.
With very hast regards, believe me,
Sincerely yoiu
WEST]
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.Referring to our previous
correspondence, I f;;reat pleasure^xn
SSgSSgL .^SffEAY.. at the Export
V® -'was very gratifying for
us to ieam t feoUfeh Hr- J- li. Hill, our ve^re
sentativeLmiw^nlfthe Bast, that you Have/
arranged'^* Wfn ^ancxsco^n the* ^
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day set aside in your honor.
succors and looking fo^d to xlie pleaSure
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Lit oratory of Hr Thomae A Edison
Orange Hev; Jersey
September 11th 1915
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Lear Hr Meadcwcroft
It is proposed to hold a Historical Exhibit at the
. 'coning Electrical Show, to be held at the Grand Central Palace,
October 6th to 16th. Our Hr J TT Liob is Chairman of this
Committee, but he accepted it on being told that I was to per¬
sonally do the work. I am on a still hunt for some of the
earlier antiques, which will gladden the hearts of some of the
old 3hellbarl:s like ourselves who were in the business at that
time, to form a part of this exhibit. I believe Hr Edison
\ has an original 3i -polar .motor. Doyou suppose that he could be
induced to spare it for an occasion of this kind.
Any suggestions or Information, whioh will help to
siake this exhibit interesting, that you may be able to give
will be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely
September. 20th. 1916.
to twist the top off. Could we not substitute a steel hey, or In some way strengthen
the present key 1
Kindly advise mo what Is done on this matter.
Copy of the above to hr. Edison.
J . C
John P. Constable.
Assistant Chief Engineer.
NATIONAL ELECTRIC LIGHT ASSOCIATION
The informal Eastern cornmitteft-Lo-rake care of
"Edison Day" October 21st. at San Francisco, is as follows:
Samuel/ lnsull
C L Edgar
J W Lieb
T C Martin
i7 II Meadowcroft
1 am glad to Bay that Mr lnsull has agreed to act
as speaker of the day and other arrangements are being made. Cne
or two interesting developments 1 hope to advise you of as soon as
possible. While in Washington yesterday I called on Secretary
Daniels to see if he could shape his plans so as to be with us at
the time, and had the good fortune to meet our mutual friend, Mr
Henry Ford, there in conference with Mr Daniels. We had quite an
interesting conversation and 1 might say that Mr Ford is very much
interested in the whole affair.
Meantime with regards, believe me
Yours
OVERLAND LIMITED
CHICAGO - SAN FRANCISCO
Chicago °nAd North' Western 409 Fifth ATS.,
* Union Pacific HeW York City.
Enroute, September 25, 1915.
Dear Mr. Edison:
I am just returning^ from the Exposition and there
were m^y things there which immensely interested me. There
is much to see; it is delightful, clean and up to date. While
there I met an old friend of mine, a man of remarkable
mechanical genius who has made a great deal of money and who
told me he expected to atop at Universal City, the home of
the Movies, to see some of the Movie men, as he had affected
a synohrinous arrangement by which a photo film and the voice
record would be absolutely parallel under all circumstances.
He stated that by your method a belt was used, which never
could give the exact double contact.
I said nothing to him, but if it interests you
at all will be glad to tell you about this when I return. He
is a successful inventor and was for a long time Professor
at Stevens Institute.
Everybody at the Fair is expecting you on Edison
Day. r saw your exhibit and was much pleased with it. I saw
a number of the Edison Talking Machines in excellent places.
It seems to me that you would all enjoy the trip here and you
would not hurt the good cause.
Believe me.
Very sincerely.
Dr. Thomas A. Edison,
Llewelyn Park,
Orange, H. J.
T. Commerford Martin, ^sq.,
29 7: oat 39th Street,
Hew York City.
My dear Mr. Martin;
I am in receipt of your favor
of the 23rd instant, and would have acknowledged
it "before, "but last week I did not get down
los enough to touch the high spots.
I em glad to learn of the pro¬
gress of things in connection with Edison Day
at San Franoisco. Everything seems to he mov¬
ing along satisfactorily, so far as the oommittoe
is oonoemed. I only hope that it will not he
necessary to play "HairiLet" without the Prince
of Denmark.
Yours very truly.
Panama-Pacific Internation Exposition
San Prancisco
Office of the President
September -27,1915
Mr. T C Martin,
Secretary, National Electric Light Assn. ,
29 V/est 39th St., New York City
My dear Mr. Martin:
Many thanks for your good letter of
September 23, which proved very interesting. Mr. Hill
is due here tomorrow and I will go over the whole situation
with him. The local Edison Committeeis actively at work
to make "EDISON DAY" a great success and witn the combined
efforts of all interested, this euccess seems assured.
Again thanking you for your communication and awaiting
your further favors, I remain,
Very truly yours,
signed Theodore Hardee
por the President
NATIONAL ELECTRIC LIGHT ASSOCIATION
New York, September 28,1916
V/. H. Moadowcroft, Esq.,
Edison Laboratories f
Orange, H.J.
My dear Ueadowcroft:
I have yours of September 27th and note con¬
tents. It is needless to say that all of our arrangements for
Edison Day are being predicted on Mr. Edison being there, and I
was glad to note the item in some of the papers last week, giving
soma personal details as to those to go out, including Mrs. Edison
and the two boys.
As an evidence of the interest taken in the Edison Battery,
PSP
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EXHIBIT RECENTLY SHOWN AT GRAND CENTgAL PALACE TO THE EXPO^inON^ , ^
COMPLETE AM PEE ^ ROOM IN EDISON SPACE IN TRANSPORTATION PALA 'tf
THOUGH FREE ?PACE WOULD BE GRANTED IN OTHER SUITABLE LOCATION r C "'j
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[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
Mew York, Ootober 1,1915
Henry Ford, Esq.,
Ford Motor Car Company
Detroit, Mich.
Dear Ur. Ford:
You will remember tint when I had a ohat with you in the
off ioe of Secretary Daniels at Washington, X adviaed you that we were
trying to aeoure the use of the Brady Private Oar for Mr. Edison and
party, although we had undaratood that ho had already been invited to
ahare your hospitality for tno trip to the kdiaon and Ford Exercises
in San Prariciuoo, October 21-22. I am very sorry indeed to learn from
Vice-President Liebof the Hew York Edison Company, who had the matter
personally in hand, that he i»B been unable to carry through suocoaafully
hia negotiations with regard to the car. I am advising about this as
promptly us possible for your information, and for such further attention
as younmay want to give the matter in regard to taking care of the Edison
party.
Meantime, with regards, believe me,
Yours truly.
Secretary
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Oot. 4th. 1915.
Iv.O. Martin, Esq.,
29 West 29 th Street,
New York City.
My dear Mr. Martin:
I have received your favor of the 1st instant,
and share your disappointment with you in regard to the Brady
Car. Of course this would make no difference to Mr. and Mrs.
Edison if they go.
I want to say to you confidentially that I re¬
gard it as quite an uncertain thing whether Mr. Edison will he
able to got away. A whole year's very hard work is Just cul¬
minating in results that he has labored for so strenuously, and
I am a little bit afraid that the time is too short between now
and the time ho would have to learn for Erisoo to enable him to
got on really safe ground. Of oourse, we all want him to go, ar
hope that he may bo able to see the way clear to ao so.
Yours very truly.
Oct. 5th. 19X5.
T. Coramerford Martin, Esq.,
29 'Vest 39th Street,
:iew York City.
My dear Mr. Martin:
?i,Q |jiow ijaB fallen! In other words, Mr. Edison
has finally made up his mind that "ho cannov go to San Francisco
for Edison Day. Ho has thought it all over carefully. He has
taken a lot of contracts with various mills and factories for
Aniline dye material and Carbolic Acid. So far as we are con¬
cerned here, these are new industries and our manufacturing
plants reauire a groat deni of hiB personal attention. He can¬
not relegate this to anyone else, and if the material is n°“
plied a3 contracted for. a great many employees connected vith the
various industries would he thrown out of work and ether serious
consequences would ensue. He has, therefore, finally decided
that it is his duty to stand by his factorios, which would make
the San Francisco trip entirely out of the question.
Mr. Insull telegraphed him this morning asking if
he would be in San FranciBco on the 21ut instant, stating that
he f Insull ) would bo there. Mr. Edison »roto our a reply to this
telogram in his own hand- writing , and I will give it to you iust
ae he wrote it. It is as follows, juBt as I sent it to Mr. Insull:
"On account of great pressure on mo from
many mills for uye stuff material and to
prevent laying off thoir men I feol it
my duty to stand by my factories and not
go to Frisco."
It in too bad that this ends all our plans, know¬
ing all the circumstances as I do, I must confeB3 that I cannot
see it in any other light, than to agree with the decision he has
arrived at. If at the prosont time ho Bhould bo away from here
for ton or twelve days there is no tolling what sorious thingB
might happen that would cause him a groat deal of anxiety and un¬
happiness.
Yours very truly.
WESTER UNION
nigh'tStter
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W H meadowcroft,
EDISON LABORATORY
ORANGE NJ
I HAVE INFORMATION THAT J M HILL HAS TELEGRAPHED SOME
ONE NEAR . MR EDISON TO GIVE. UP SANFRANCISCO TRIP PAY
NO ATTENTION TO THIS AS HILL HAD ROW WITH EXPOSITION
OFFICI ALS ABOUT SALARY AND EXPENSES RECENT TRIP EAST AND
SEEKS REVENGE FOR FANCIED SLIGHT ALL OTHERS’ WORKING HARMONIOUSLY
E M CUTTING
CARNEGIE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
sibln for us to secure, for this day, some moving-pictures of intei
eBt pertaining to Edison- views of the worlcs- of Edison himself-of
some of hie plants in operation in fact, anything which we_could^
use in or del to further our end to make this
r emember ed.
We are hacked in this affelr hy Dean Connelly, Dir^oxor ot "
School Of Applied Industries, and Prof. H.A.Calderwood, ChiTf"of the
Electrical Department of the same school. Both men are activememhers
of the AVO club, an organization composed of students in the Elect¬
rical Courses in the Industries School. The main purpose of the club
is to discuss electrical problems of the day, to hear such speakers
as we may be fortunate to engage, andfor the social entertainment of
the amber s. The name Avo , is, in itself, symbolic of things elect-
rical(Amperee- Volts- Ohms).
We are a comparatively young club, having organized only a year
celebration one to be \
( SO 3^ )
fork, October b.i&lb
w, h. Ueadowcroft, ksq.,
cidison laboratory
Orange , xi.d.
Dear iieadowcroft:
Mr. Insull nas very keen nope based on ail tnat goes
on with regard to Kdison, ISdison Day and Jidison's later activities.
1 understand tnat you nave recently compiled a remarkable digest of
Mdison's cneaiical activitiee in tne last two years, and I have promised
ur. insuil to try to secure tnat from you so that he can round out
narrative which would nedtner be"bald nor uninteresting',' to quote Gilbert
out which would be incomplete without this latest stupendous chapter of
iidisonian energy and efficiency. Will you not please send it on to
nim direct, or if you like, X will be glad to send it to him
It would be very h^ard indedd to tell you
to have the hero of tne day present
would se a good thing for him to detach himself from his laborious oc-
> dull Mdison's keen edge
: you.
v keen we all are
i tne ocoasion, feeling that it
Work never seems 1
but you will remember tne old ad^ago^to Jack, "that all work and no play
cupations for a few days,
but you wil
makes Jack a dull boy'
PSi?
/A
Oct. 6th. 1915.
T. Com'nerford Martin, Esq.
29 -Vest 59th Street,
Hew York City.
My dear Hr. Martin:
Undoubtedly you have reooivod
this morning ray letter of yesterday, and I am
afraid it has been somewhat of a disagreeable
surprise to you. • However, Mr. Edison is the
Doctor in this case, and all I can do in to
advise you of his decision.
In regard to the digest of Mr.
Edison's chemical activities since the war, you
will find it at the end of the enclosed chrono¬
logical table, which you can send to Mr. In-
sull if you wish, with my compliments.
Yours very truly.
Diotated by
Mr. Meadoworoft
before leaving
for New York.
o p y
Hew York, October 6, 191b,
Samuel lnsull, 3sq
Commonwealth Edison Co
Chicago, 111
Dear Mr Inaull:
You will have received ray tv;o telegramB of to-day as
follows:
"Profoundly disappointed by Edison telegram to you.
Are you inclined to ask him to reconsider. Have
just received telegram from, Gan Francisco aa fol¬
lows: "Suggested program for Edison Day committee
of Covernor Mayor President Uoore and officials of
Exposition and Power Companies to meet train on
arrival San PranciBco October twentieth luncheon
given by President of Exposition Twenty-first
Proaontation of medal by President Exposition two
thirty followed by Aeroplane flight Bpeoial il¬
lumination in evening escorted through Exposition
to view lighting". Am writing John A Britton Chair¬
man of the Day". Please wire Britton whether this
general program meets your approval which 1 have
communicated to Edison. Have wired Hardee program
has been submitted to you."
"Foel as you do emphatically againBt any commercialism
but program sent uo apparently eliminateo that element
entirely. On the other hand the function with princi¬
pal figure absent makes no appeal to me except as a
recognition of him and our art. It will disappoint
the family greatly. Am renewing effort.
I hardly know what to add to them as they sum up the
disappointing situation. 1’or your information, 1 am sending you a
Samuel lnsull, Esq
10-6-ID
oopy of a letter which 1 have just received from l.Jr Moadoworoft.
1 am nuturally renewing the offort or pressure hut 1 have little
confidence in the result of my efforto, although 1 know it to bo a
fact that Mrs Edison and the family are moot anxious to diolodge
him from bin work for a brief spell and get him to tako some rest
of such a kind as the trip to the Coast would be.
1‘orBonally , 1 hate to think of the abandonment of "KJW301I
DAY” if it can be carried through with any propriety and dignity,
but it doss seem to be another case of the play of "Hamlet" with
Hamlet left out, unless the .Exposition people and yourself and
f.ir Edgar feel that the came recognition can bo extended in Edison's
absence. Die situation is quite .similar to that which occurred when
the University of Oxford wished to confer the degree on Edison at the
same time with Mark Twain and KdiBon had, as 1 understood it, vittual-
ly agreed to go over, much to the satisfaction of Mrs Edison. Oxford,
howsver, does not confer degrees in absentia and when Edison decided
not to go, Lord Curzon, who was then Chancellor, got really very in¬
dignant about it as though it had been a personal affront. 1 don't
think he has oyer forgiven Edison for the incident from what 1 have
hoard from friends on the other. side.
1 cannot think that the dye situation is bo vitally pressing
as Edison feels it to bo, but perhaps the business is still too young
and disorganized to be left to run itself evon for a few days. 1 was
under the impression that the plants were no w fairly well organized.
The only alternative 1 can think of by way of saving the
Samuel lnoull, Beq *3- 10-6-16
oituation would be to have Bdioon on that day at thin end of the
telephono line convey hia thanks and recognition of the honor Bought
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W H MEADOWCROFT
SECY TO THOMAS A E0IS0N
ORANGE NJ
1 CAN ARRANGE TO HAVE EDISON AND FORD PRIVATE CARS LOCATED SECLUDED
PLACE INSIDE EXPOSITION GROUNDS IF THEY PREFER TO LIVE IN THEM
INSTEAD OF HOTEL FAIRMOUNT QUIETEST HOTEL THINK INSULL STOPS THERE
THEODORE VAIL WILL STOP STFRANCI S HAVE WIRED FORD CAN I BE OF
SERVICE IN MAKING ARRANGEMENTS.
J M HILL
640 AM
6-
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&c.tt-e-s nd low-L vu-x,!-£.
to • H
Hr. Edison:
I have reoeived the following by telephone from Ur.
liebold, Who oalled me up from Detroit.
You will leave Briok Churoh, 9:15 o'olook Thursday
evening by the Lackawanna Express. Your private oar, superb,
will be next to the engine. By so placing it you will be sub¬
ject to the least annoyance.
You will go from Buffalo via Michigan Central and stop
at Detroit a half an hour. Hr. Liebold will come on the train
and see you.
Prom Detroit you go to Chicago, where you arrive Fri¬
day night about 9:00 o'olook. Prom Chicago you go via the North¬
western K. K. to’ Omaha. Prom Omaha via Union Pacific to Ogden.
Prom Ogden via Southern Paoifie to San Francisco, arriving at
San FranoiBCO, Monday, October 18th at 8:00 P. H.
Ur. Ford leaves earlier than you do because he wants
to make several stop-overs. He will arrive at San Pranoisco on
Monday, October 18th at 8:00 d1 clock in the morning and will meet
you on your arrival in the evening- 3oth his and your private
ears will be run right into tho exposition grounds.
J. M. Hill has made reservations for you at the Pair-
mount Hotel.
Liebold says that if you and Urs. Edison wish to change
route or make any stop-over you can tell him when he sees you
in Detroit on Friday. I imagine that perhaps you would prefer
not ibo make any stop-overs, as you will have two days to get
rested up before Edison Day, October 21 at, if you go right through.
WESTEJUI UNION
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WE LEARN W|,TH PLEASURE YOUR PROPOSED. TR IP TO THE PACIFIC COAST
AND EXPOSITION OFFICIALS AND PEOPLE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA JOIN
ME IN EXTENDING A CORRAL INVITATION TO^OITtoTi SIT SANDIEGO
AND ITS EXPOSITION PLEASE WIRE CO^CT'WHEN WE MAY EXPECT YOU
GEORGE BURH AM ,
- ACTING PRESIDENT PANAMA CALIFORNIA EXPOSITION,
, -'sWm . . ,
Oot. 15th. 1915.
'Your telegram arrived fifljer Mr. Edison’s
in San Franoisoo Monday e veiling.
departure.
He arrives
EDISON LABORATORY.
In Reply Refer 1
GEI'JERjJlL electric company
1 PRINCIPAL OFFICE
SCHENECTADY, N. Y,
Schenectady, H
Ootober 19th,
.Y.
1916.
Mr. Wm. H. Meadoworott , Sec'y
Edison Laboratory,
Orange, U.J.
My dear Mr. Meadoworoft:-
Yesterday i received an invitation
from Mr. Hutchison to attend the Edison Lay
celebration at the Laboratory on the Evening of
Ootober 21st.
At first X thought it practically
impossible to break-away from business and wrote
to Hutchison to that effect, but I have been
told not to let that stand in the way and that I
should attend. Therefore, I shall be happy to be
on hand and Join in the festivities with old friends.
As Mr, and Mrs. Edison will,
naturally. not to ft..™* «“ *“ F111 19 9“,1“‘
the Laboratory end th. d».tion "9 ” S,W90t,a'
and is It desirable to oome clad in a dress suit,.
or will any old thing do?
Of course I want to appear in
proper fo». snit.bly erooned to, tb. oooasion, but
l0 not nisb to see. to hat. ot.rdono the natter and
it loo* as thoneh 1 -a. tryind to appear better
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
than anybody else, by being rigged-up in some highfalutin
regalia#
Will you kindly give me a tip, bo that I may
not show my ignorance by doing the wrong thing, addressing
'your letter to me, in oare of Mr. l.B. Judson, General \
Electrio Company, 30 Church Street, Hew York City. I
Sincerely yours.
CONSUL TIHG BHGI1
dot. 20th. 1915.
Mr. Charles 1. Clarke ,
Jc General ELectric Co.,
SO Church Street,
Hew York City.
My dear Mr. Clarke:
I am in receipt of your
favor of the 19th instant, and am plad to learn
that you are coming down to the stunt tomorrow
night .
he to coming in evening
dress, I rather think that some of the people
will do it, while there will be many others who
will not. It is a matter upon which one cannot
speak positively, as each person will do as they
see fit. So far as I am concerned, I shall he
here in my business clothes, and let me say that
so far as you are concerned you will be just as
welcome in dress suit, business clothes, or even
pajamas.
V.ith kindest regards, I
remain.
Yours very truly,
X 'ELECTRIC COMPANY
Schenectady, H.Y.
October 23rd , 19X5
Hr, Wm. H. Meadoworoft, Seo’y
Edison Laboratory,
Orange, H.J.
Hy dear ’Hr. Meadoworoft:
I wi3h to express my pleasure at
the opportunity of being present at the Laboratory
with the old Edison boys on the Evening of October
21st to listen to the telephonic conversation, etc.
bet ween the Laboratory and Mr. Edison in San Erancisoo.
The whole affair was very successful
and the results quite astonishing in spite of the
fact that we old fellows are quite accustomed to seeing
the seemingly impossible accomplished, X shall
expect to receive in due season one of the phonographic
records of the telephone talk that evening.
As Mr. Andrews and myself occupy
the same Office in the Consulting Engineering Department
here, and otherwise are in close touch in regard to our
various affairs, I know that he did not reoeivo an
invitation to be present on the occasion. This, I
am sure, occurred through some accidental circumstance.
Therefore, although he was not in a position to be present,
I am taking the liberty, without telling him anything about it,
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
of asking whether it may not he possible to do him the
favor of also receiving one of the phonographic records
when ready for distribution, which X know he would
most highly appreciate.
lours very truly.
CONSULTING ENGINES Hi:
Oct. 25th. 1915.
Ur. Charles 1. Clarke,
Consulting Engineering Dept.,
General Electric Company,
Schenectady, H. Y.
Dear Mr. Clarke:
I am in receipt of your esteemed favor of the
23rd instant, and am very glad to learn that you spent such
an enjoyable evening at the Laboratory on Thursday last. Much
to my regret, there was very little opportunity of spending
a little time with my old friends, but I hope we shall meet
again when there is a little more time to have a chat over old
times .
Mr* Hutchison and I are chagrined to think that
Mr. Andrews did not receive an invitation, and for my part X
wish you would express to Mr- Andrews my great : regret, ihe
trouble is that the whole thing was done in a tremendous rush,
in fact it was all done in four or five days, and under such
circumstances, it was inevitable that some “T3! /th^faot i"
looked. It is a shame to confess it, but such is the raot. i
hope Mr. Andrews will kindly forgive me.
Both you ana he will receive one of the phono¬
graphic records containing the telephone talk and the musical
selection which was played to and from San Francisco.
V.ith kindest regards to j
i and Mr. Andrews, I
remain.
Yours very truly,
} WESTER UNION
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WE WOULD VALUE MORE THAN YOU CAN REALIZE AND COULD U8E TO GREAT
ADVANTAGE YOUR 8ENTIMENT REGARDING THE EXPOSITION A8KED FOR IN
OUR RECENT LETTER COULD WE" IMPOSE ON YOU TO THE EXTENT OF A8KING
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Edison General File Series
1915. Family (E-15-38)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
Edison's family. Included are items pertaining to the financial affairs of
Thomas A. Edison, Jr., and William L. Edison, the sons from Edison's first
marriage. Also included are telegrams regarding son Theodore's trip to the
Midwest and his visit to Henry Ford in July 1915. A letter by George T. Edson
enclosing a genealogy of the Edson Family contains a notation by Edison
about his own ancestors. Other correspondents include Edison's uncle
Fordice W. Edison; his niece Nellie Edison Foyer; Alice Stilwell Holzer, his
sister-in-law by his first marriage, and her daughter Mary Edison (Marne)
Holzer; and laboratory employee George L. Ott.
Approximately 50 percent of the documents have been selected. The
material not selected consists of unsolicited correspondence from non-family
members, letters of transmittal and acknowledgment, communications
pertaining to the transfer of funds to Marion Edison Oeser in Freiburg,
Germany, and other routine documents relating to the financial and business
affairs of the Edison children. Also not selected is a series of letters
discussing the disposition of a bond in the Union Pacific Railroad owned by
Edison's deceased brother-in-law Robert A. Miller.
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Hew Smyrna, Florida, April 20,1915
Ur. Thomas A.Edison,
East Orange, II. J.
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>ar Haphew:- x ^ given t0 uiss Anna Mllar a
*o of introduction to you. X have hnown Uiss Uillar
eng and favorably. She has been for some years past
evoloping property here and on long Island wh oh is her
uinmer home. For many years she was the busines
ianager of Theodore Thomas Chicago Orchestra.
;f you can spare a few moments in which to see her I
ihall oonsider it a great favor,
loping that this will find you in good health and
bhanking you for any time you may be able to alio;
THE NATIONAL ADJUSTMENT AGENCY
Collectors anO aojugterg
April 22^, 1915. 1 lx — - 7 TV
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We are taking the liberty off writing won in
regard to a small item of indebtedness against [your son, V
V/illiam L. iidison, of Morristown, if. J. , which was con- %
tracted by him while a resident of .Vashington, some ten
years ago. The indebtedness is due Moses t Sons, of this p
Oity for furniture purchased of them, and we hold his note JK
in the form of a contract signed by him, which is on re- ”
cord in the District of Columbia, showing a total indebt- 2
edness, including interest to date, to bo pl07.48. Your J> <
son seems to be inclined to ignore the matter because of V |5 ^
its long standing. 7/e have been instructed by our client T1 S
to forward the claim to our Atty. in Morris tov/n, but up- t
on our own responsibility we are taking the liberty of S. r 5
writing this letter in the hope that you may induce him }2 [
to settle this indebtedness in an amicable way. The va- ^
lldlty of this claim is unquestionable, and knowing your ^
general reputation for honorable dealings we believe a
word from- you to your son would save annoyance and liti- *r
gation, which means additional cost. May wo not have ? a
your cooperation in handling this matter.
Thanking you in advance for any interest you & h
may take in the matter, we are, V ft
Host truly yours, +s\f\
The Hationak>Ad justment Agency '
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NOTICE
T'H'-bfnrO
April 26th. 1915.
G!hs national Adjustment Agency,
518 Colorado Building,
Washington , B. C.
Gentlemen:
I am in receipt of your favor
of the 22nd instant in regard to an in¬
debtedness of ray son William X.. Edison
to Mo Be a & Sons of your city.
Bet me suggest that you write
to ray 3 on and threaten suit. Throw a
scare into him. , I am trying to break him
of his hahit of ^gning in debt .
Send ms a copy of whit you write ,
and also a oopy of the account of Moses
& Sons and his note , end if it is nil right
I will send j|pu a check.
Tours very truly.
Ur. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, H. J.
Dear Sir;
Your letter of April 16th with chock for $5.00
enclosed for Mr. Edison received. I delivered same
to the old couple at once and can assure you it was
greatly appreciated as the enclosed note from Mrs. Edison
indicates.
Thanking you for considering. my appeal in their
behalf, I am,
Very truly yours
p. 0. Box 285,-
Monroe, V/ash.
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^ May 6, 1915.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, E. J.
Dear Mr. Edison: -
We are this morning in receipt of your
two oheoks covering your son's indebtedness to Moses &
Sons in the sum of $81.10, receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged with thanks. - We can not express to you
our appreciation of your honorable action in this mat¬
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to our olient.
Most truly yours.
The Rational Adjustment Agenoy
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jteker a company, Inc.,
54 Austin Street ,
"ewark. H. J.
Gentlemen:
Knolo:-ei herewith I beg to hand
you a small package of rlatumun scrap *ioh
we have taken from some old experimental lamps.
5his belongs to Hr. Charles Edison. Will yon
please send me a check to the order of Charles
Edison for the value of 1h is sorap>;:
*our very truly.
Assistant to !’r. Edison.
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June 30th, 1915.
Mr. T. A. Edison, Jr.,
Dear Sir:-
I have today received from onr
Pattern Shop, patterns for Manifold and Signal
Plate as per your Drawing.
Kindly advise how many eastings
to order from each Pattern and oblige.
Yours vary truly,
Edison Laboratory.
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castings very
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Shaw Family
ABRAHAM SHAW came from Kent, England, settling at Dedham, Mass.
A tradition says he was the son of an English gentleman. He married June 24,
1616, Bridget, daughter of Henry Best. She was born April 9, 1692.
Their daughter Susanna married Nicholas Byram.
Edson Family
THOMAS EDSON was born in Adderbury, Oxfordshire, England, about
14 SO. The family was old in England, as the ending -son denotes Saxon or Dan¬
ish origin. The name Addison bears a resemblance, and the town of Adderbury
may have derived its name from the same source. As a family name it is^rarely
ried Juliana, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Fox) Bustard. Their children were
born in Adderbury.
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2 Margaret
RICHARD EDSON 1 had three children. His wife’s name was Agnes. He
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131 Elizabeth, Aug. 21, 1662
132 Nicholas. Oct 28, 1665
133 Richard, K May 9, 1668
134 Thomas, Sep. 7, 1672
185 William, U Nov. 1, 1676. t Nov. 22, 1676
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ren were baptized in Fillongley.
1841 William, U Mar. 4, 1698
1342 Anna, f Aug. 22, 1602 1
1343 Nicholas, fl Mar. 6, 1607
1344 • Amphyllis, U Aug. 12, 1610
1346 ' Samuel, H Sep. 6, 1613
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July 29th, X9X5.
Mr. I. A. Edison, Jr. ,
Burlington,
H. J.
Bear Mr. Edison: -
I have Bhipped one casting of the
Manifold by express to Steven3 on Monday, July 26th-5,
and the other two on Wednesday 28-15. I think you
will find these very good oastinga.
I am very sorry 1 could not get
these oastings to you sooner, "but the first oastinga
the foundry made were very poor, and they said the
oore was to big for the print of the Pattern, so we
had the pattern returned and oheokod it over again, and
found a mistake in one oore box. We oc^eoted tthis,
sent it baok to the foundry and they had no trouble
whatever in making the oastings. ' So fee trouble was
not in the foundry but in a mistake made by the pattern
maker.
If you need any more of these oast¬
ings, kindly let no know, as this is no trouble whatever
to me.
She patterns are O.E. now and I oan
get oastings from the foundry in about throe days.
Sinoerely yourB,
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Bear Sir:
Our reoords Show that Mr. Charlea EdlBon
beoame twenty-five years of age on August 3rd, 19X6,
and we are therefore writing to advise you that pursu¬
ant to the terms of the trust indenture executed hy
you for hiB benefit, dated June 26th, 1907, we shall
hereafter remit in quarterly instalments to l£r. CharleB
Edison two-thirds of the net inoome and interest ool-
leoted and received eaoh year hy this Oompany as trustee
unAer said indenture; the remaining one-third of said
net inoome and interest we shall remit to you in quarter¬
ly instalments.
Very truly yours.
Assistant Crust Offioer.
My dear Father-;
Dr. C.P.O?Coimel,one of our leading Id^ggests and citizens
of Morristown, has just received apL^tps ashing
him to take on the Edison agencyxor this piaoe.
He came to see me.-sfs— soorf as he received the letter and he
stated that he would go into it providea'Tp/ent into, partnership with him.
His store is situated in tihe fin^t location to be had here
and he is willing to devote half of same\fo)r the^Etti-son ihop.
To remodel the place so as to make/1 t suitable for our needs
would cost but very little. Dr O’Bonnei woubd of course meet his half of
all expenses, will take care of the finances and his~bookkeeper would see that
all accounts are kept in business like shape.If I can be assured of my half
of the actual money needed to open up, we could go ahead right away.
At the very outset I could use both my cylinder and disc for
demonstrating purposes and only a stock of records need be purchased at once.
The Doctor is very well off financially and we can command
as much credit as we desire but when the few bills for actual work done comes
in I want to be able to meet my share. This amount will not be much as I
have been to see about much of the work that would have to ie done and the
cost will be under three hundred dollars which includes the electric sign,
shelves for records, floor covering, chairs and remodelling show window.
The fixed expenses would be-rent $36. 00, light about$12.00 and the heat
goes with the rent.
Dr.O’Connels assistant would take charge during the mornings, the Doctor
and myself in the afternoons and night and when we can, we propose to do
outside work as we both have cars.
The Doctor has an advertising contract with the local papers ad
and at a greatly reduced price and we proposes to use this at the outset
Should you desire, the Doctor and myself will run down and have
a talk with you or any one that you may designate.
On the otherhand there is a dandy little store close by the one
I am speaking of, which I can get at a very reasonable rental and while
very small is large enough for the purpose and I could take this on with
no partner and at an expenditure of less that two hundred. This store
is near the Victor: people and of course would be exclusively phonographs
and not a combination of drugfe and talking machines.
If I can pay the. first two months rent, fit the place up so as
to make a decent appearance, with my own two machines and a small stock
of records, I beleive I can rnaxe a go of it here^as Morristown has no
decent place where theyhandle the Edison goods.
Could you send someone up here to maxe a report to you on the
proposition and to state what is necessary to do.
Winter is coming on and I have done all that I can do on the
farm and I certainly yould like to have southing to do and somtlung that
will keep me buisy. If it was not for tne payment on my car I think
I would have . been able to finance the thing myself but as it is I am not
UPLAND GAME BIRDS
in position to do much and I feel that if I could once get a start, I would
be able to make a success as Morristown is a fine field for such a business
and I could command the trade that Mew York City gets from the people here
who are compelled to purchase there or go without.
There is a turning podrfct in everybody’s life so be kind enough not
not to consider what I may do in the future with some of my past performance.
I cant do more that try to make this thing a success and frankly I
would like to have this chance. I have spoken to Charles and others about
this Morristown proposition but so far nothing has ever been done and as this
is the present situation, I would like to do it myself.
If I took it; myself I could get a young man to open up in the morning
and take charge myself from noon until ten at night as most of this kind of
business is done in the evening after the men return from the city.
I await your decision on the matter and hope tnat it will be favorable
Lovingly,
9/9/15.
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Brictson Mfg. Co.,
Brookings, S. Dak.
Dear Sir: -
Your favor of the 3rd Inst was
await ing me at the Laboratory, upon ray return from a
business trip and in reply beg to say that I accept your
offer as stated in your letter and you may send me
the two steel studded tires especially the Gauiois and
Engjebert as we seem to be experts in the art of tearing
off the studs and once this begins it is goodbye to the
tire.
Your method of attaching the studs seems to bo
quite different from others arri of course thi s may .make
the different compared to others.
The party who is using your Treads is named
Stanley Barber and a letter addressed to him, care of
Thos. A. Bison Inc., Orange, H. J. , will reach him when
he returns from his vaction as I nave been informed that
he left last Saturday on a fishing trip to oe gone about
two weeks.
Ir your ti res are what we hope they are, you
can look forward to quite a fey/ orders and I wouldlike
further information as to the prices others will have to
pay and whatever information you have as to guarantee, etc
so that when the interested party v/ants full particulars,
I will have the full data.
Very truly you rs,
g/i54B W. L. Edison
P. S. If I find your tire3 0. K. v/hnt about an Eastern
Distributing Agency with plenty of financial backing to
push the tires? Via have some young fellows around here
looking for a good proposition.
Edison.
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Deo. 27th, 1915.
My Dear George
The castings arrived 0. K. and I want to thank you very
kindly for same, I certainly was mighty glad to receive them.
Now george about the Die; if you will please ask Mr. Luhr for it and
send it to me at the above address, I will certainly appreciate it, for
I want them to hustle this job through as soon as they possibly can.
Will probably run overvto the Laboratory some day this week and thank
you personallyfor your interest.
With kind regards, I am
Yours very faithfully
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Deo. 28th, 1915.
Hr. T. A. Edison, Jr.,
36 West 55th St. ,
II on York City.
Dear Hr. Edison, Jr:-
In accordance with your re¬
quest of the 27th instant, I am shipping to-day by
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trust you will receive promptly.
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Edison General File Series
1915. Financial (E-15-40)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
payments, receipts, stocks and bonds, statements, and other aspects of
Edison's financial affairs. Many of the documents were handled by Harry F.
Miller, Edison's private secretary and treasurer of several of his companies.
Included is correspondence with the accounting firm of Lybrand Ross Bros.
& Montgomery concerning Edison’s income tax liability. Also included is a
draft letter from Edison to Henry P. Davison, partner in J. P. Morgan & Co.,
in regard to financing for chemical production.
Less than 10 percent of the documents have been selected. The
unselected items consist primarily of letters of transmittal and
acknowledgment, along with unsolicited offers of financial products,
information, and advice.
Additional items pertaining to Edison's income tax can be found in
Richard W. Kellow File, Personal Income Tax Return for 1914 (1915) [env.
96A] (Legal Series).
Lybrand Ross Bros. &, Montgomery
Certified Public Accountants
ss Liberty Street
25th May, 1915.
Mr. K. F. Miller,
Care Thomas A. Edison, Inc. ,
Orange, New Jersey.
Dear Mr. Miller
In pursuance of the writer's conversation
with Mr. Schuit on the telephone, we are sending you
enclosed copies of an interchange of letters with
Mr. Berggren early last year with reference to in¬
come tax payable by Mr. Edison on payments to him
by Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Very truly yours,
was/t.
Enel.
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
9tli January, 1914.
Ur. E. J. Berggran, Treasurer,
Thomas A. Edison, Ino. ,
Orange, New Jersey.
Dear Ur. Berggren:
I have yours of the 8th.
1 - If $100,000.00 paid to Ur. Edison re¬
presents an amount due him prior to
Uaroh 1st, 1913, or credited to him
since then for loans mqde to the In¬
corporated Company (and not for ser¬
vices) he would not have to pay any
income tax thereon.
2 - If $100,000.00 is paid to Ur. Edison hy
the Incorporated Company as a loan to
him, he' would not have to pay any tax
thereon.
3 - If $100,000.00 is paid to Ur. Edison for
services, he will have to pay 1 per cent,
tax thereon (hy the Incorporated Con^any
deducting it,) and the super-tax.
4 - If $100,000.00 is paid to him as a dividend
hy the Incorporated Company, he will not
have to pay the 1 per cent, tax hut he
will have to pay the super-tax.
If this does not answer the questions you
have in mind, please advise me.
Very truly yours,
wml/bg
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
COPY
THOMAS A. EDISON, Inc.
Orange, N. J. ,U. S.A.
January 8, 1914
“r* Wtond Ross Bros. & Montgomery,
' 55 Liberty St. ,
New York City.
Dear Mr, Ly Brand:
Mr, Edison is not quite clear
SSSrsK-
you^ interpret the Law, for example:
r sSot.’i™.
as a dividend."
and as another example:
"What would he have to pay on $100,000.00
not declared as a dividend.
When I say what Mr. Edison has
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very truly yours,
THOMAS A. EDISON, INC.
(Rimed) E. J. Berggren
Treasurer.
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Edison General File Series
1915. Ford, Henry (E-1 5-41)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents concerning
Edison’s friendship and collaboration with industrialist Henry Ford. Among the
documents for 1915 are letters relating to the Edison Day event at the
Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Also included are items
pertaining to Ford's attempt to organize a peace mission to end the war in
Europe. Although Edison rejected Ford's invitation to join the mission, he did
indicate his support by witnessing the departure of the "Peace Ship" S.S.
Oscar in December. A letter from Carl Laemmle, president of Universal Film
Manufacturing Co. (later Universal Studios), expresses sympathy for Ford's
efforts "to stop the most frightful slaughter in the history of the world." Other
correspondents include automobile executive Charles E. Sorensen, who
refers to Theodore Edison's visit to the Ford plant in July, and New York City
civic leader Robert E. Ely, who writes about Edison's attendance at a banquet
at Carnegie Hall to accept the Civic Forum Medal of Honor for Distinguished
Public Service.
Approximately 20 percent of the documents have been selected. The
unselected material consists primarily of requests for introductions to Ford
and other unsolicited correspondence concerning his celebrated friendship
with Edison. Also not selected are telegrams by Ford’s personal secretary,
Ernest G. Liebold, and Edison’s assistant, William H. Meadowcroft, that
duplicate the material from the Henry Ford Museum published in Thomas A.
Edison Papers Digital Edition, X001 B2.
Documents relating to Ford can also be found in E-1 5-20 (Cigarettes),
E-1 5-37 (Exhibitions), and other folders in the Edison General File.
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Ward Motor Vehicle Co.
and General Offices
JLTON AVENUE
r Vernon. N. Y.
3700-1 MT. VERNON
Idrcss: “WAMOVECO
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101 PARK AVENUE
Cable Adieu- ■'WAMOVECO'
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Edison Storage Battery Company,
Orange , 1\T. J.
My dear Mr. Edison:
Please accept my sincere thanks for the
letter of introduction to Mr. Henry Ford.
It was my privilege some time ago to see
a part of Mr. Ford's factory, hut more than all
this I wished to have the pleasure of meeting him
personally.
Again with thanks, believe me,
Very sincerely yours,
Secretary -Treasurer.
CAW/e
25th
19 15
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Dear Ur uendowcroft :>'
I have your^l
sending one of e
in talking it ^
ask you if you *cow?n|t1^^^^to^^^W^^ uSwa Y^U'w-l-'K
your best men to JT*
our factory, and tlahdts o^r various supe^inte^ents^and^
department managers.
We have so many who contribute to the efficiency
of our plant that it would hardly be worth while to send
one man who might be thoroughly familiar with only one
branch of work.
I assure you we will do all in our power to take
care of them, and if you will advise me by return mail, v;e
will endeavor to arrange for their coming.
Very truly yours.
Secretary to HENRY
Automobile ■Manufacturers
We are enclosing for your approval, some
Copies of the Safety and Health Bulletin recently intro
duced into the shops of this company.
We shall be glad to place your name on our
regular mailing list, and trust that you will favor us
with an exchange, i.f you have any such publication in
existence. Thanking you, we are.
h
THE HOLT MANUFACTURING COMPANY
CATERPILLAR GAS TRACTORS
COMBINED HARVESTERS
PLOWS ETC.
MR. THOMAS A. EDISON,
EAST ORANGE, N.J.
My dear Mr. Edison: —
While in New York a few days ago, I had the pleasure of
meeting Mr. Shinzo Takaki, Assistant Manager of Mitsui
& Company, ltd., and was pleased to find that Mr. Takaki
is interested in the CATERPILLAR, on account of you having
kindly called his attention to the same, and for which
please accept our thanks. We are in hopes that we may
he able to conclude some satisfactory arrangements with
Mr. Takaki' sr'flrm at Borne future time.
We had an in4uiry from Mr. Henry Eord, addressed to one of
our Western plants, which was forwarded to the writer for
attention, and in reply to same, I took the liberty of
referring Mr. Ford to you with regard to this matter.
!
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EDISON STORAGE BATTERY CO
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I will appreciate if
Kr Edison expects to attend, and
you will give me whatever information regarding the
above you can in order that I may convey the same t<
tir Ford.
Very truly youre,
Secretary to HENRY FORD'
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Dear Mr Meadowcroft:
Some time ago we received from you a
shipment of motor parte for Edison phonograph, but
Mr Sorenson tells me today that you overlooked sending
one of the large horns. As it is necessary to have
one, we would like very much if you would kindly ex¬
press one on receipt of this letter.
Thanking you for your attention to the
EGL-G
Hr W H Keadov/croft APril 27 *9*5
Assistant to Hr Edison
Orange M J
Dear Hr Keadoncroft:
I sm enclosing herein copy of a
letter received from Hr Ely whom I have advised that Hr
Ford would attend the meeting on Hay 6th provided Hr
Edison were there.
Will you kindly let me know if Hr Edison
changes his mind as Ur Ford said he would be very glad
to attend provided he would be there.
Very truly yours
Secretary to HENRY FORD
ThbGter was dictated fey
Mr. UcbaU. but he was
obliged to leave the olflc*
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
COPY
The Civic Forum
Robert Erekine Ely, Director
147 » 48th Street
Hew York City
April 23, 1915
Honry Ford, Esq.
Detroit, Hich.
My denr Hr Ford:
It is e greet pleasure to receive the letter from
your secretory saying that if Hr Edison comes to the meeting
in his honor under the auspices of The Civic Forum, on Thursday
evening, Hay 6th, you will be happy to accept our invitation.
Our plans are being made on the definite expectation h
that Hr Edison will be present. He has not himself promised to
come but Hrs. Edison feels that he ought to and she will move
heaven and earth to bring him. He will not be called upon to
make any speech and he is not now under so great a stress of
work as he was a short time ago. His closest friends in this
part of the country will be guests at this meeting and the
meeting will have such significance that Hrs. Edison feels tht
it will be impossible for him to stay away.
If he should be taken ill or seized v/ith some new
creative impulse of such an absorbing kind that nothing could
take him from it, Mrs. Edison would then be obliged to accept
the Medal as his representative. Aside from this contingency,
which seems remote, we definitely count on Hr. Edison's re¬
ceiving in person the Medal of Honor.
We shall be most happy to welcome you among the other
guests, many of whom ore coming from more or less distent parts
of the country.
Believe me, with great regard,
Yours very truly
(Sgd) Robert Erskine Ely
Aulomobilo Manufooluro
Botrolt.U.SA. Apr 27 1915
ivlr Thomas A liaison
Orange
Hew Jersey
We are sending you under separate
cover seven photographs. These Were taken on
Ivlr Ford's country place at Dearborn, and he
requested the writer to remind you that they
are pictures of the power house for which you
laid :he corner stone.
Very truly yours ,
FOIU I.IOTOH COMl.’AHX
Shot ographip^D opt
ABJ/AH
Mr \1 H Meadowcroft
Edison Storage Battery Co
Orange R J
Ky dear Mr Mead owe roft:
I have your telegram in answer to
my night letter with reference to Mr Ford's attend¬
ance at a meeting of the Civic Forum.
Mr Ford asked me a few days ago to
keep closely in touch with this matter, and for that
reason I wrote you asking whether or not Hr Edison
had changed his mind, and upon receipt of your 1 etter
stating that you would let me know if he changed his
mind, X dismissed the matter temporarily until I re¬
ceived a letter from Mr Ely in which he BtRted that
you were authorized by Mrs Edison to say that Mr Edison
expected to be present on Thursday.
Immediately upon receipt of this, I sent
you a night letter and your reply to this was not of
course received until this morning, whereupon X immediate¬
ly brought the matter to Mr Ford's attention, also asking
him if he had received your telegram, to which he replied
"No”, and I immediately endeavored to get you on the long
distance phone.
At this writing the message haB not yet
reached us, and I have consequently taken the matter up
with the manager of the local office and requested him
to return the message with instructions to refund the
charge on the same to you. This I believe will stir thorn
up a little in making future deliveries to us, particularly
in view of the fact that we have a private line to the
factory office over which it should have been sent when they
failed to receive any response at the residence.
liny
20th
19 15
Ur W H Meadowcroft
Assistant to Thomas A Edison
Orango N J
Ky dear Ur Ueadowcroft :
I have your letter of May l8th, advising
that the motion picture film of l£r Edison receiving con¬
gratulations on his birthday 1b being expressed to Ur
Ford.
I shall be very glad to see that this is
given attention upon arrival, and with best regards, I
remain,
Ur W H Meadoworoft \l
Edison Storage Battery Co
Orange N J
Dear Ur Keadoweroft:
I beg to advise that the total number
of cars shipped during the month of Kay was 47,436-
This with the previous numbers quoted in our previous
mtirl makes the aggregate sum of 259,625 cars shipped
since August 1, 1914.
You will note that v/e will have no diffi¬
culty in reaching the 300,000 mark, as it calls for only
about 20,000 during June and July, and it is more lixejy
that we will go considerably beyond 300,000 by August 1 ,
1915-
Vie are consequently bending our efforts
towards building 500,000 cars for 1916.
EGI-G
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Part Huron, Michigan,
June 17,1915.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Dear Sir:-
You no doubt have forgotten me by now, but X am
Edward Eowler.of Liverpool, England, the last one who saw Chas.
Edison over there.
He telegraphed for me to meet him at Liverpool.
I am an old Port Huron boy, son of Thomas Fowler.
I onme over just before the war started and don't like to
venture back while the war is on and there is no employment
to be had in Port Huron. Would you kindly give me a letter
of introduction to your friend, Mr. Ford in Detroit? I have
no trade, but I am handy at everything and would like to have
employment.
1 would thank you very much if you could help me.
Yours respectfully.
Edward Marthall
70 Morningside Drive
New York City
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New York City
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sufficiently complete copy for that purpose.
wm you please tell Ur. Edison that my enthusiasm for Ur.
Pord has instantly increased since the day I first me t him and
will you please tell him further that Mr. Ford has asked me to
call his attention to the progress of the investigative hole which
is hein/z drilled upon the Ford property. The last time I went out
to this we^r they had reached a depth of 574 feet, having passed
through limestone , a feet of ^ salt, and some
irrani te . They were in the sandstone when I was t^®re*
course of the drilling they had penetrated a c°nsi^able P The
filled with highly sulphurous water at a very low pressure. The
damsmell is perceptible at a distance of three-quarters a .
if the breeze happens to be right. There is a good-
ment in the neighborhood where the natives,' “the idea^t’ the
brain and touch truly magic, are imbued with the idea that the
hole is beinp* dug with some secret motive in mind and that he has
reason to befieve that it will develop the discovery of some * vast
treasure, either of solid minerals— even gold— natural gas or oil.
A visit to the pumphouse is likely to oe amusing. The moment Ur.
Ford appears everybody falls into silence on v-hese matters » _
M aa y._ a 4- e»ti a out s. ffrouB of four or five curious country-*
men is sure to begin a rehearsal of these fascinating speculttions .
The whole attitude of the countryside toward Mr. Ford is high¬
ly interesting. Not a farmer in the section ^utbelieveshe
could have done all that Henry Ford has done, if he had only
happened to think of it first. One man explained to me that the
brains of the Ford concern really were not Mr. ^ds butUr .
Edison's and that he had private information to that effe°t» ]>ut
on the whole it is probably true that only _one c**1*®" ha!_ v
achieved so much of respect and affection from the peopleof^ia-, ft.
own neighborhood as have been achieved by Mr. Ford. ly is not a
case of a prophet who is without honor in his own country.
He has just installed his ultra-something microscope and with
it is preparing to make various investigations. I understand it is
the most powerful dnstirunient of its kind in tbis country. Char-
acter?stic Independents of method is shown by the fact that he has
put in charge of it, not a celebratedraicroscopist from some un
iversity, but a man from the Ford Works whom he judges t°^e in¬
telligent and who is learning- microscopy as fast as he can, having
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Mr. Ford and myself. One of the things he ran across which attracted
attentionmiB^a department in which we make our coil unit boxes from
our waste and rubbish materials- He was very much interested in this
and said he thought that you should see it and have it explained to
vou how it is done, and in compliance with his request I am today,
under separate cover, expressing to you one box marked for
tion containing as follows: envelopes on which you will find proper
notations of wEat they contain. In one you will find the waste mater-
iais which are picked up about the shop, such as rags, boxes, straw,
paper etc.' in Lother envelope you will see how this material looks
when it is all ground up and tom into fibers- In another you will
find the fiber Sxed up with a binder, which is really i
of it all; also the binder in a separate envelope. You will then find
a box which has just been removed from a mold and whicn has
over it. These fins give you an idea of how thin it oan be pushed ot,
also an idea of its strength in a small section of this kind- pother
box we have crushed all np - one which has not been ^iod out - and in
whioh vou may see the fiber structure by separating it- You \/ill then
see the finished box itself, also a unit assembled complete, and also
the old wooden box which this replaces*
It is all a very simple and inexpensive method and one that
could probably be utilized in the making of some of the cases ofyour_
phonograph. look it over carefully and w
anything about it to you that you wish.
3 shall be pleased to explain
Superintendent.
_ ’ _
WESTERH UNION
telBiam
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RECEIVED AT3 R A NGE, N . J.
54 NY GC 12
FD BETROIT MICH OUL 19
THOS A EDISON
TEL£KhOi»'s.
'telephone,
BY D
• ORANGE NO ,
MR FORO IS A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL
ENGINEERS
EG L I EBOLD j
532PM
/
Aug 14 1915
Mr V/ H lleadowcroft
c/o Thomus A Edison
Orange I! J
Dear Mr Meadowcroft:
I am returning herein a clipping which has
been forwarded to me by Mr Edison. The Editor of
the paper publishing this item is evidently trying to
moke an iron mine out of real estate.
We are now closing up the purchase of about
1000 acres in the territory near the village of Oakwooi
Mich. , which is about 4 miles southeast of Dearborn.
It is on this property where Mr F0rd later on expects
to build a large plant for the reduction of iron ore
in blast furnaces so that we can make our own steel
for use in building parts end thereby save considerable
in the freight by first sending this ore to Pittsburg
and again paying frieight on sonding it back to Detroit.
This tract, therefore, is to be used purely for manu¬
facturing purposes .
While nothing definite has yet been done, we
have, however, been investigating the various kindB of
ore throughout the country and if the proper kind is
found, Mr Ford may decide topurchase the property and
control our own mine, but this is quite remote and wo
hove done nothing except to think about it.
Very truly yours
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
FORD BUYS IRON ORE LAND.
Henry Ford lias purchased a tract of 1000 acres of
iron ore land near Oakwood, Mich., on which he pur¬
poses to develop mines and establish furnaces for re¬
duction and mills for manufacturing steel, which will
be used for the building of farm tractors. Tile plan
comprehends the employment of a large number of
men, one estimate being 20,000. The development is
not to be undertaken immediately.
Auguut 20th. 1315.
Mr. Wilson E. Howell,
Plaasantville , I*. Y.
!.Ty dear Ur, Howell:
I am in receipt of your favor of the 17th
instant, and am glad to hoar from you again aft or ao many years.
I am sorry that I ahall not he ahlo to offer
you any encouragement • Mr. "dison has he an asked hy any number
of people to give letters of Introduction to ’,".r . Ford, hut has
uniformly declined in ovory case. Ko has never broken this rule
as. far as I know, not even for his intimate friends. Mr. Ford
does likewise, and never gives a letter to X!r. “dison.
If you say so, I will sea if Mr. V’dison will
make this an exceptional oasa, hut I will await your answer first
befora doing so.
I must ask you to understand that there is no
discrimination in this on the part of Mr. “dison, hit it is b imply
folloving out a uniform policy that he has always adhered to.
With kind regards, I remain.
Yours very sincerely.
h> )ir Thc^&cdZt ,
Cl \jd m-L s£U-c-&->d) p/i c^a^'CL-j^'
<€t<j €cs!f-eY ,
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EA8T ORANGE NJ
KINDLY ADVISE US WHETHER YOU HAVE ACCEPTED MR HENRY FORDS
INVITATION TO BE A MEMBER OF THE PEACE PARTY.
EDITOR PUBLIC LEOGER
1 045PM
November 30, 19X5
Thomas A, Edison, Esq. ,
Orange, N.J.
tly dear Mr. Edison:
A gentleman by the name of W. T. P.
Hollingsworth, who has my confidence and that of many other
men of greater prominence and Who has lived for fifteen
years in Prance , believes that he conld make some helpful
suggestions to Mr. Ford.
I should like to make an appointment for
Mr. Hollingsworth to meet Mr. Ford, and if you will back
my judgment to the extent of sending by bearer a note to
Mr. Ford for Mr. Hollingsworth, I will add to it a note of
introduction of my own.
I think it can do no harm. It may do ^some
good in connection with Mr. Ford’s proposed peacc/tplp
Very truly yours, y
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
Dec. 1st. 1915.
Friend Ford:
Ur. Coffin of the General Electric
requests me to ask you if you will see a
gentleman named Hollingsworth who Ur. Coffin
states has his confidence and that of other
prominent people. Ur. Hollingsworth who has
lived in France for many years, has I under¬
stand home helpful suggestions for you.
Yours sincerely.
Henry Ford, Esq.,
Detroit, Mich.
WESTEJIijl UNION SEE:
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RECEIVED AT oWa'V :' J’ • ”g»»«
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EVERYTHING OK GLAD YOU WERE AT DOCK THANKS FOR COMING
4 06 PM
EXECUTIVE OFFICES
NEW YORK December 13, 1915
Mr. Thomas Edison,
Orange, IT. J.
Henry Ford has be*/ called a jackass and a clown
because he hired a ship an/ sailed across the sea to stop
the most frightful slaughter in the history of t..e world.
Maybe he cant stop the war. Few expect that he
will succeed! Nimble-witted critics are having piles of
fun with him because they dont believe he can deliver tne
But, to me, the big thing in his action is not
In the face of overwhelming odds, in spite of
SsHSas
ward the most glorious goal that any man e P
achieve — and goes on his way, trying.
Thev sav he is doing it to advertise his automo¬
bile. But still he goes ™ *fgSgl. , Ba^80g°hlfl
the world have failed only adds to the bigness of his
trying!
So far as I know he la the only person who has
taken a definite step toward ending the war. True, it
may not be the right step, but how are we ever going to
find the right step until we try? The men who sit
in swivel chairs and eneer and make funny 'jokes about
that man Ford are not taking steps of any kind to end
the war. THE JOB LOOKS TOO BIG AND TOO HOPELESS TO
THEM.
It looks big to Ford and maybe it looks hopeless
to him. But he's got the nerve to try and to spend his
own money at it.
Ye gods l what a nation this would be if each
industry could be headed by a Ford who was willing to
TRY! What ohanoe would any other nation under the sun
have in oomnetition with us? What if more of us were
willing to try, and less of us were slaves of convention
and creature 3 of habit?
In my business career I've met hundreds or men
who could tell me WHAT I COULD NOT do. But I have met
only a few who were anxious to try.i. I've let the former
olass out as quickly, but as gently, as possible. But
I've hung onto the other olass with all my might. I want
the man who CAN or the man who is willing to TRY, but the
man who CANT or the man who thinks "IT IS USELESS TO TRY
oant have any of my time.
If any young man happens to read this, I wish
he'd let this one piece of advice soak into hiB brain of
brains:- There's a word in the dictionary oalled "oan't"
leave it there! Never use itl
Instead say, "I'll try" or better still, "I'll
henryfordl"
Yours for Universal Suooeee,
OFG.
President.
Edison General File Series
1915. Foreign Language Documents (Untranslated) [not selected]
(E-15-42)
This folder contains foreign-language documents that were not
translated by Edison’s office staff, along with others that were translated and
subsequently separated from the English-language version. Included are
items in Arabic, Danish, German, and Russian.
Edison General File Series
1915. Fort Myers (E-15-43)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
Edison's home, property, and community interests at Fort Myers, Florida.
Included are letters about dock repairs and the employment of caretakers.
Also included is a notice for a stockholders' meeting of the Gulf & Atlantic
Steamship Co.
Approximately 40 percent of the documents, including all items bearing
substantive marginalia by Edison, have been selected.
GRAHAM’S
MUSIC STORE
EDISON
PHONOGRAPHS
BLUE EMBEROL
RECORDS
^ftoma^^dtoonv-
PIANOS. ORGANS, MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS AND
SHEET MUSIC
VICTOR
TALKING MACHINES
AND RECORDS
1 f“
columbus, miss., Jan. 2nd. 1916.
I know that you are a busy man but I thought that you night
take a few moments to read a friBndly letter that was desirous of a little
Information as I have been one of your men for over Nine years and had to
leave the North on the account of my Health and the cold Weather and
have been here for Five years next Month and find it verry cold and altho
my Health is quite a great deal better I have a friend that went from
here last Winter and located in Ft . Myers , Fla. and he thinks that it would
suit my conditions down there and I am writeing you this ^et your idea,
of the place and Climate and its possibilities.
Do you think that it would suit a person broken dawm in health with Nerv-
eeus Prostration, Deep seated Catarrh of the Heafljrhroat .and Kidney Trouble
Also in your Judgment can a porson make the Phonograph pay down there I
do not want to move the goods down there if I can help it but in case I
cannot sell will it pay to move it thatfar,
I am sorry to hear of your great loss and hope that you may be able to
Recuperate and get back your own and if it is not to much trouble to ans¬
wer this I will be greatly obliged to you and I want to thank you in ada-
vance for this kindness I remain as ever,
S. M. Graham.
La Lm a
" „. «v> *. Mr*^*'rtL -Xf» ^
Orange, H. ]
’fanr *
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H^w?-i-
Dear Madam:
iyv^C*.
I do not know whether Zeeman H§iT“wrltten
you or not, hut hia wife left him la3t week, taking
the little hoy with her, consequently he iB on the
plaoo alone. I thought it heat to advise you of the
matter right away, as there are a good many things about
the plaoe“that a man alone cannot oare for properly ana
I thought it quite possible you might want to send
a man with family to take Zeeman's plaoe.
X do not know any of the particulars as to
why they separated, hut Mrs. Zeeman has gone north
with the hoy and as she was the brains of the pair
X felt you would probably wish to meke a change right
away, either sending a couple from up there or having
me secure a couple here.
The plaoe is looking very well and I am
awfully sorry you could not come down this winter.
He are having beautiful weather here now. I hope
Mr. Edison and all the other members of your family
are well, and with kindest regards and best wishes,
in which Mrs. Heitman joins, I am.
i
July 19, 1916.
Mr. Thos. A. Edison,
Orange, H. J.
My dear Sirs
Your favor received with check for $99.79
oovering your June account, for which please aooept
thanks.
The pavilion at the head of your dock here
is in had shape. About twenty of the piling that
support it are nearly rotted off anil on one oorner
they are entirely gone, allowing that oorner of the
structure to sag down fully twelve inches. Before
going ahead to repair this I thought it best to write
and get your views as to Just what you want done. I
can have it patched up temporarily, but in order to
make a good job it will be necessary to tear up portions
of the floor (a good deal of which is pretty rotten,
and all of which 1 am sure will have to be renewed
before it can be used this coming winter) and my
judgment is that it would be best to tear this floor out
now and put the piling under right and make a permanent
job of it while we are about it, as this will cost very
little more than to attempt to patch it up, it being
necessary to tear up some of the floor anyway in order
to get new piling under the center.
X do not think the whole job will cost over
$160, possibly a little more or a little less. I would
like to have your views on the matter promptly, as it
will be necessary to do something about it right away.
Everything else is all right at your place. Zeeman is
doing his work very well.
,1k
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WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCERS.
APITAL STOCK $30,000.00.
Aug. 5, 19X5. jn
My dear Sir:
yours of the 23rd ulfT received and X immediately
started work on the repairs to the pavilion at the end
of your dock. We had just started to drive the piling
and were getting ready to jack up the end that had sagged
down when the whole thing gave way and the pavilion
simply slid off the few remaining piling that held it up
into the river.
X have been figuring on having it raised as a
whole lust as it stands, hut find it would cost entirely
too much money to do this and I find I cepa tear it down
and reconstruct it for a good deal less money. This,
I think will cost §200 to §250.
I had no idea that the piling under the structure
were 30 far gone. Of course we will have to pull these
old snags out and put in a new set of piling entirely.
This was no fault of anyone in particular because none
of us realized that the piling were so far gone. I had
Zeeman examine it thoroughly only a short timeagowhen
I wrote you, and he seemed to think it would stand ijuite
a while. I will have the pavilion put back in condition
at the lowest possible cost, but thought
tell you about this accident before going ahead with the
work.
Very truly yours (
U '
-^Edison,
Orange, N. J.
“amt*
cist,-
I have been looking oveA^our dock t^soaf*®r?^£- .,fi
fjsrs ss »ixas«^UTa?^’rS,r '%
sS^£s s ^ t
use this winter.
^a,s;o^tis,.iItSs*nSSiKJ1StSs,t?.t«* «*.
M . .ooiaE;s?rtfi.1r“.t1LLfS\n: s: r/" a"e
££! « *g “«n.s iiSut“.jii.ri.srtf t, i»
SSpt22rSss,JSl£«sa 5 ?»„
£*££? £ »£ ita. K* tr.si «1~» «« srr1''-
I hope you are well, and with kindest regards
and test wishes, X am,
. . Orange, .N..J, m.
Dear Sir:- You are hereby notified that the regular annual
meeting of the stockholders of The Gulf and Atlantic Steam¬
ship Company, a Corporation, will be held at the Office of the
company, . .pm?to.4?rd9.Fw>tordt. Building. .
. . city of Port Myers, Florida, at 10 o'clock
A. M. on Tuesday, the llth day of January, A. D. 1916, for
the election of directors and for the transaction of such
other business as may come before the meeting.
The stock transfer took of the Company will be
closed at 10 o'clock A. lat day of January, A. D.
1916, for the purpose of |^aijsfe|,s for qualification of
stockholders for said ig
Secretary.
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Edison General File Series
1915. Glenmont (E-15-44)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
Edison's home in the private residential community of Llewellyn Park in West
Orange. Included are comments by Edison regarding the extent of
electrification at Glenmont and the exhibition of an electrified model home.
Also included is correspondence concerning the administration of Llewellyn
Park and Edison's relations with the Board of Trustees, along with a letter
pertaining to a children's Christmas parade in which Mina Miller Edison was
involved.
Approximately 70 percent of the documents, including all letters bearing
substantive marginalia by Edison, have been selected.
agreement drawn up by Mr. Howe and other
Trustees of the Park.
I can appreciate your position
and feelings in this matter. JuBt how the
Trustees would feel in regard to the question
of erecting a laboratory on your premises, I
do not know (I not being a Trustee) nor am I
in a position to state anything definitely
in regard to it.
I write to ask whether you would
be willing to sign a paper requesting your
Trustees, at your death, to carry out the
provisions mentioned in the paper which you
received,— in other words, restricting the
land after' your death, not during your life¬
time. By so doing it would prevent the
property from falling into the hands of some¬
one who might use it for purposes which would
be extremely detrimental to the Park - build¬
ing a hotel, a factory, a saloon or engaging
in certain lineB of business which at present,
as I understand it, might possibly be done with
the land you own in the Park. It was simply to
guard against any future persons using the
property dlsadvantageouoly that the paper wan
drawn up.
X could easily have a document drawn
up euch ae would, I believe, cover the caBe
and which I think you would have no objection
to signing.
Will you not take this whole subjeot
and bring it up with you to Lake Sunapee and
spend not less than two or three full days dis¬
cussing it with me, while Mrs. Edison and MrB.
Colgate can be enjoying each other’s company.
We will give you the warmest kind of a welcome
and this proposed paper or document will help
to make you feel that you are not waging
time on a frivolous vacation but really devoting
your visit at Sunapee to strictly business
affairs. I hope this last propositi on may appeal
to you.
With very beBt wishes for a pleasant
Summer, believe me ,
Yours very truly,
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Llewellyn Park,
WeBt Orange,
New Jersey.
395 Sixth Ave ,
Brooklyn, II. Y.
July 30, 1915.
ITU, .
o-iaty\ (vc'i’i'i **>
Ur. Thomas A. Edison,
Llewelyn Park, H. J
Bear Ur. Edison:- _ _
*■ **» ‘“l: 'Sfi “VffnKV
mason, of Harrison, If. J. , h$ secured my interest ij_tho. matter
Oi electrifying his private home
V/e would design an olectrioclly heated bath tulT'X
and other household requisities, eliminating entirely, gas and /
coal; and would appreciate the privelege of inspecting your \
"model home", which I understand is entirely electrified.
■Yourat/5^^-
lUNSELl‘OHS AT LAW CZL&**'
as vw
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
West Orange, IT. 0
I£y dear Hr. Edison:
Hr. Colgate has
concerning the agreement relating to Park property.
Could wo have any assurance that present residents, in
what is known as Llewellyn Park, should continue to reside there
I do not believe that any of us would want an agreement of any
kind. V/e are a unique community and 1 have yet to learn of an
uncongenial neighbor.
The ohanges in life and the encroachment of the munici¬
palities and the general public, affecting our little community, make s
it necessary for us to think ahead and prepare, so far as we may be
able, to have continued our many advantages which come from the
absence of nuisances and the euppoot which comes from our kindly
association one with another.
Two or three of the pieces of property are unfortunately
not restricted and while we do not wish them restricted during the
present occupancy and are quite satisfied that the present owners
and occupants are in sympathy with the general scheme and willing
to contribute to its support, the time may come when the Be facts
will change and that is the reason I have been concerned in obtain¬
ing from different ones the agreement on the lines submitted to you.
\<;e do not want you to make any payment while you live or
continue to occupy the property but we would appreciate it very much
-
.ojJl*. t V&C.
W HU Co-vW<^uguBt 31, 1915
6U-* to
cent me your letter of the 24 ti
if you would agree that when you gave up the use of it, either
voluntarily or involuntarily, that .the property ehould then he
put under the same regulations and subject to the sane conditions
as your neighbors on either side of you.
Trusting I have answered your questions and allayed
your doubts and secured your consent, I remain, with kind regard,
Very sincerely yours,
Public gwutcc Electric (Uimifranij
Broad * Bank St 3.,,
Newark, N. J.
Deo. 21, 1915.
Edison Mfg. Co.,
West Orange Works,
West Orange, N. J.
Beg to advise that we are very glad to supply
Mrs. Edison with 148 lanterns to be used on the *4th or
December for the Children's Parade.
The lanterns are to be located as followe:-
at the Passaic Wharf, Passaic River
and Plank- Hoad.
8f~ v$ > *3® at 35 Front Street.
The ones at 35 Front Street may be obtained from
DEC 22 12 rm Pi. .‘3i‘-Kr* H(mriet at any tima moat convenlent t0 you*
Kindly advise when you will call for the others,
Ol'AUtili so that we may have a man there to receive the driver.
Hky
y _ y y Vary tiuly yours,
yo ^ div. Power Representative.
sy .. . S' v y S, v s/x
Sjr V ^ uA
Edison General File Series
1915. Health and Diet (E-15-45)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
Edison's health and dietary habits. Among the correspondents for 1915 is
U.S. Senator Benjamin R. Tillman.
Approximately 50 percent of the documents have been selected,
including all items bearing substantive marginalia by Edison.
February 2 , 1915 . f
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, Hew Jersey.
Dear Mr. Edison:
Our mutual friend "Hutch" forwarded to me your
penciled memorandum giving him instructions what to say in
reply to my message about health. He also sent me some days
ago the photograph you kindly autographed, which I appreciate
very much I assure you. I am having it framed to han^- in
my office among many friends I have. I wish I could claim
you among the number, but never having met we now occupy
the attitude towards each other of admiration and respeot
on my side and sympathy for an old man who is ill on your
My purpose in writing this letter is to discuss,
if you will permit me. the subject of health and how to pre¬
serve it. We both came into the world the same year, 1847;
you in February and I in August. You are therefore six months
my senior, and have done a million times more work and more
good too than I have ever been able to do. Mature has dis¬
closed more of her secrets to you than to any other living
man; and mankind, by common consent, has dubbed you "The
Wizard", because of this great knowledge and insight into
things with which you are blessed.
3Cmtct> J&iaics ,2>cnct{e.
Mr. Ihos. A. Edison — #2
I wish I could see you and talk about health and
the proper care of the body; but as. that does not seem pos¬
sible— at least not soon— I make bold to ask you to talk to
"Hutch" about my condition and weight, etc., and the next
time he comes to Washington, let him tell me what you say a-
bout me. I shall appreciate any further advice you see fit
to give .
I have reduced living, as far as eating and sleep¬
ing are concerned, to great regularity; and have learned
that regularity in eating, as well as everything else, is a
necessary adjunct to health and the well-being of the body.
The ignorance among men and women about ourselves is horrible;
and if I could I would compel the makers of books to prepare
a condensed treatise on the body and the various functions
and relations to each other of its parts^ooupled with a few
simple rules how best to care for it. And these I would have
distributed broadcast among the people who have completed
their school courses, and I would have it studied universally
as a part of the curriculum. So f ew men know anything at
all about themselves, how to live, what to eat, and what not
to eat, and many things necessary for health and vigor of the
body. I never found out how little I knew until I myself
became sick and began to study myself; and the more I study,
the more I realize how ignorant the human family is on this
all-important question.
If you come to Washington at. any time., please tell
"Hutch" to let me know so that I can call on you, for I assure
Mr. Thoa. A. Edison — #3
you I would value very highly the privilege of talking with
you.
Judging from what I have read about your manner of
life in the newspapers, you eat very little', and the ordinary
man would think that he was starving to death if he ateas lit¬
tle as you do; just as very very few co\ild sleep as little
as you are said to require. But then you are sui generis j
Ifk rara avis.
With assurances of respect and esteem, X am .
Very sincerely,
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Bear Mr. 3d jeon'; — Prom the New York ’
’riday I learn that on the previous day you ha'
sixty-eight, years of your highly useful life*
some hundreds of millions 1 present my complim
rou may have many more anniversaries before yo
Jreat Divide, and much regretting the loss you
sustained 'through fire. You are reported as
«I expect to last, until 1 am eighty-
jretty useless by that time.11
While you were making a tour of Euro
igo you appear to have been accompanied by a r
>f The World who contributed to that journal y
/•arious subjects all of which I read with deep
still preserve* Among other things you discu
>f the hardening of the arteries which you sai
lie of a disease which we call "old age," and
the belief that some day our chemists would di
which would remove the mineral deposit, which c
lardening* Ten years or more ago' this subjec
scoupy my thoughts and 1 reasoned that if the
jontained in water were deposited in the tubes
boiler and in the walls of a teakettle it isr
infer that they might also be deposited on 1 1\ e
arteries* Therefore I then began and have si
to use but little water until after it had bee
although 1 passed the eightieth 'milestone last
feel as young today as when 1 was a boy, there
indication that there is anything the matter v.
While 1 was in town last. Friday vyour birthday
to me that I do not look as though 1 were more
years old, and others have made similar remark
a careful attention to diet and some other pre
T . A. Edison- #2 — February 16/ 15.
George Callahan, 218 Front Street, Now York, and also taking
frequently small amounts of sulphur which you Know is highly
recommended by physicians.
X am telling you these things because they may not
have occurred to you and also because I am convinced that
by following my example you will find yourseli at eighty-
five just as active as you are today and perhaps more so.
Prevention is better than cure, and if my theory is well
founded we do not need to wait for the discovery of a so vent
because we can i eliminate the minerals which ^use a£tari^
anlerosis and premature death. You will see that 1 am trying
tn prolong vour useful life, believing that there are still
greater discoveries yet to be made by -the wizard of Menlo Par*."
_ And now perhaps you may be able to reciprocate the
interest 1 am manifesting in you by giving me some information
of which I am in need. Not long ago 1 saw a statement that
during the reign of Louis XIV (or XV) a frenchman re-discovered
the secret of making "Greek fire," his being a sub: stance wh: icn
when thrown into the water continued to burn, but although
France was al that time at war with England the king refused
to permit the fire to be used in attacking English vessels,
the account stating that his refusal was based on humanitarian
grounds. . In the New York Sunday Herald_of November 22, 191^
page 2 is a dispatch from the seat of war in which among othe.
things it is stated that
"Detachments of men accompany each regiment
carrying little chemical things like match-boxes,
which they toss into houses- No matter how much
water is used' it is impossible to extinguish these
flames. »
This also appears to be a sort of "Greek tire" if it is not
identical with that substance. Do you know of any means
whereby this effect can be accomplished? You will confe-
favor by enlightening me upon this subject.
I also want to know if there is any means whereby
sulphur .can be made to burn in an air-t ight vessel? 1 *aVe
been told that the medicine called "Septicide is made by _
filling jars with water, placing them in an air-tight box and
then burning sulphur in the box, the water becoming impregnated
with the fumes. I have tried to burn ; sulphur in a closed box— -
for an entirely different purpose - but the attempt was a failure.
Gan you help me out?
Your friend and admirer,
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My dear Mr. Edison;
Oan you spare .lust a tiny few moments from your
very busy hdurs, to tell me in brief words, Just what
you consider proper food for a 'mechanic1, (this is
what you recently stated is what keeps you in good
health, ) As a food expert and interested in problems
of a publio nature for our araill salaried girls and
wage earners, as well as understanding markets supplies
an® food prices, it has been my aim to demonstrate that
good meals can be prepared by the housewife who knows
how, at a small cost.
You could do humanity a large amount of good by .lust
explaining what you eat yourself, its oost per day and
week. This IS ray question to you and I do hope you oan
snatoh a moment of time to enlighten me on this most
important point. If not yourself , then have somebody
else send me the message. luAtU-
Or, if you prefer,! will call, a brief ten
minutes, appointment as you wish.
The study of food values and nutriment is a science, in w
my opinion - if you can aid the poor girls who get only*
$ 5.00 & $ 5.00 weekly salary, it will be doing a big -
thing, therefore X shall hope for your reply at an early,
date. And a thousand thanks.
Yours Truly,
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400 Lafayette Ave,
Brooklyn,
( and dear Mr. Edison, ) Thank you so very much for your kind
letter of Maroh 1st, relating to the matter of foods and how a working
girl oan live, without muoh expense for food and still be healthy.
There are about 8,000 girls who receive less than ?5.00 weekly pay and
I have been forced to stand most terrible ABUSE beoause of statements
about food matters - and you oan do an immense amount of good if you
will be so kind and helpful. Muoh of my work is among the very poor
people; often of great refinement and genteel poverty, whioh you know is
the hardest type for intense suffering. In East River Homes there are
385 families alone and there are four suoh homes within two blocks of
our big oity. So.dear Mr. Edison, if you will give me just a few more
moments of your valuable time it will accomplish muoh good.
Will you please tell me what foods you oonsider proper for the
following persons of occupations named herein ?
Musioian — - ' <S'~.
Artist — - ' I
Dressmaker - I
V Factory Girl- - I ^
(men, )
Editor -
Banker -
Fireman -
Day Laborer— ■
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It is ray endeavor to get 'the poor girls of our oity, away C TO*f
from the miserable boarding, house and hall bedroom .living and in this )
work there is now some general movement, aided by ladies, who, however, I
do not themselves understand the science of foods. I have been oalled A
queer and terrible names for propounding suoh ideasbut, knowing it to r
be right, my courage has never faltered. And so I shall hope you, as' our
wonderful man, oan tell me just these-little items most desired, with 5
of . course, any additional oomraent you may be kind enough to. add. tU
And thank you a million times. S
Tomorrow overfilling, (no,- Monday evening, ) SI am to speak for the Girls ,01ub
of Ohuroh of the 'Redeemer, Brooklyn, and this will reach many and will . . Is
start another- line. Your remarks will be of immense benefit ,so do v
try and find a tiny few moments from all your busy ones, for this work
of our poor girls. . With cordial and respectful greeting, I remain,
' . Yours Truly, ^
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following information for him^Jursuanoe «j»y gU£j wKtingto^^
ask if you would tie so kind as^o answer the questions asked WjyUx
J- U, Cl. JLlTXLft LilXKl*. OU
student there. * V-WH-U,
" Thomas A.Edison. In 1891 he published a method of louring
the gout. This method v/as explained as follows: ’The I afflicted
hand or foot is placed in a solution of lithia, and/ the
other hand or foot in a solution of sea-saltjthe positive pole
corresponds to the lithia, ad the negative to the sea-salt.
The current passes and carries the lithia through the skin
over the parts in which the concretion has been acpmulatihg.
In this manner the lithia is applied in abundance' directly
for the reduction of the sodium uriate1. /
Hr. Edisondis. asked: /
1. Is this discbvery true? /
2. Does he stand sponsor for it? /
3. 1'.Iseany special apparatus necessaiy,-and if so how much does
it COSt? \ y
4. How many times per week should^Jifs treatment be applied? n
It would be a great fsvorii'f^jwt^wiilduanBWsrr this letter
when convenient. Thanking you^foVyour kindness in doing so,
Very truly your?,
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MUNICIPAL OFFICES
CITY OF JOHNSON CITY
TENNESSEE
Johnson City, Tennessee
June. 83rd, 1915.
Mr. Thomas Ji. Edison, **fT*~T — , -f
Orange, Hew Jersey. r, «-** } <v I ... X
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to heg the oourtesyjof
Dear Sir,
/
/ I went to heg — - — — -
respecting the sue ceesftOTre^ucti on you have made in your
diet. Will you vpt kindly advise me, in the prepaid envel-
■bps enclosed, upor^the " '
j Of what does the small amount of foo^f^msu mei
l hy you ordinarily consist?
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j Do nuts and fruits constitute the larger portion
of your food? ^ __ ^ ^
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J Can you give me the name and approximate date of issue
j of a magazine in which a detailed description of your dietetic
‘ praotice has appeared in the l^st three years?
The informat±5tf:cr^e^(^^rfuse in bulletins on
/ nealth conservation, which we issfue to ohr householders. ITo
ubjectionable notoriety will he attached to anything you state
for embodying therein.
Thank you wsrmly in anticipation of a full response.
WmRP/hs.
ours truly, •
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HARDWARE SPECIALTIES
PIANO PLAYER TRANSMISSIONS, METAL SPOOLS ,
MUSIC BOXES. TRACKER BARS, DIES. TOOLS, STAMPINGS. DEEPDRAWING,
METAL FINISHING, ARTICLES MANUFACTURED COMPLETE .
SCREW MACHINE PRODUCTS.
0>AVT@Ms©HII@, Deoember X, 1915.
Dear Sir: ^
The unaersignea areMmanufaoturei,atoaf Watfer Stills, ana
LCrl*
erage, etc., that will he aistributea all over tW^feitea
States. The following two paragraphs hove beejf'written for
insertion in the booklet, but we wish to know, firBt, whether
they are true ana whether you have any objection to their
insertion, vis:
Z1 "Louis Cornaro of Italy, a physical wreck in miaaie life,
reformea his aiet ana livea more than a hunarea yearB.
Thomas A. Eaison’s granafather patternea after Cornaro
ana livea to the age of 104 years. The personal habits of
Hr. Eaison himself Bre governea by scientific principles, ana
he keeps mina ana bo3y in a vigorous conaition that has en-
ablea him, through years of intense activities to vastly
benefit the whole woria ana in many of the aepartments of life.’
Edison General File Series
1915. Honors and Awards (E-15-46)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
Edison's formal awards and honors. Included are jte™ ‘ :0"cern'^111!
ceremony at Carnegie Hall, where Edison was presented with the Civic Forum
Medal of Honor for Distinguished Public Service. Also included is
correspondence with longtime Edison associate Samuel Insu II and others
regarding the Franklin Medal, awarded to Edison by the Franklin institute,
along with letters from President John G. Hibben of Princeton University
inviting Edison to attend commencement ceremonies and receive an honorary
Doctor of Science degree.
Approximately 50 percent of the documents have been selected,
including all items bearing substantive marginalia by Edison.
<$. 77\E - ik-r&iA. f Chun-icU
My dear Mr. Edison :-
It gives me great pleasure to inform you
that at the meeting of the Board of Trustees yester¬
day you were invited by the unanimous action of the
Board to be present at ottr Commencement Exercises on
Tuesday, June 15th, and at that time to receive the
honorary degree of Doctor of Science from the University.
I hope that it may be cdnvenient and agreeable to
you to be present upon this occasion. I shall regard
it a great honor to have thd privilege of conferr¬
ing this degree upon you in recognition of your
most valuable service to the world.
V/ith assurance of my high regard, believe
Faithfully yours,
To-
Thomas A. Edison, Esq. ,
Orange, New Jersey.
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
Dear Mr. Meadowcroft:-
Arrang9ments are being actively carried forward for the
presentation to Mr. Edison of Tho Civic Forum Medal of Honor
for Distinguished Public Service. I have conferred with Mrs.
Edison and it is understood that she will be present at the
meeting and accept the Medal on Mr. Edison’t behalf. We quite
understand that we must not expect Mr. Edison himself to bo
present.
The meeting is to be held in Carnegie Hall on either May 4,
5 or 6. Hon. Joseph H. Choate has. accepted the invitation to
preside and make the address presenting the medal and Mr. Percy
MacKaye will read the poem he is writing for this occasion. There
are to be a number of brief, informal addresses from such persons
as Mayor Mitchel, Mr. Charles A. Coffin and Dr. Steirmetz. We
are also inciting Governor Whitman (whose attendance is unlikely
2
I am very sorry to ask you to give to' this matter
when your labors are so arduous but this'o ccasion will be
so wholly exceptional that I am sure you will do everything
in your power to help us, I shall hope very much to hear
from you as promptly as possible.
Believe me, with sincere regard.
P, S, The exact date will be decided soon. If you know of
any reason why one of the three evenings named would be .
preferable, please tell me. In the list of guests we want
of course, the families particularly of Mr, Edison's own
staff.
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
Meeting for the Presentation to Hr. Thecae A. Edison
of the Civic Forum Medal of Honor
Carnegie Hall May 4 (or 5 or 6), 1915.
Special Quests
Governor Charles S. Whitman, Albany , N.T.
Governor Jamos F. Fioldor, Trenton, H.J.
Mayor John Purroy Mitohel, City Hall, Hew York
Dr. Charles P.' Stoinmotz, Schenoctady, H.Y.
Prof. Arthur E. Konnolly, Cambridge, Muse.
John Burroughs, Woo t .Park, H.Y.
Charles A. Boffin, Esq., 30 Church St. How York
Henry Ford, Esq,, Detroit, Mich.
Orville Wright, Dayton, Ohio.
William Dean Howollo, Esq,, Happor Bros. Franklin Square, How York
T. Comma rford Martin, Esq. 39 Wont 39th St. How York
W. H. Itoadowcroft, Esq. C/o Edison Company. Orango, H.J.
Alexander Graham Boll, Esq, 1331 Connecticut Avorno, Washington, D.C.
Hlkola Tesla, Shortiam, L. I.
Prof. Michael I. Pupln, The Dakota, 1 West 72nd St.
Prof. Henry P. Osborn, Anoricon Huoeun of Natural History, Hew York
R. R. Bowker, Esq., Editor of PuUichero Woeklp, 141 East 25th St,
Pros. Richard MaeLaurln, Masnaahuaetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Maos,
Pres. Palmer C. Ricketts, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, H.Y.
Pres. Alexander C. Humphreys, Stevens Institute, of Technology, Hoboken, H.J.
Pres, Henry S. Brinker, Lehigh University, South Bsthlshem, Penn.
Prss. Ira N. Hollis, Worcester Polytechnic Inotltute, Worcester, Mass,
Pres. Nicholas Murray Butlor, Columbia Univoroity
Chancsllor Elmer E. Brown, How York University, Washington Heights, Now York
Prss. Sidney E, Meses, College of the City of Now York, How York City
Pres. John H. Finley, University of the State of Hew York, Albany, H.Y.
Pres. Jacob G. Sohurman, Cornell University, Ithaca, H.Y.
April 2?th. 1915.
Dr. Bobert Srskine Ely, Director,
5?he Civic Forum,
147 Peat 48th Street,
Hew York City.
Dear Dr. Bly:
At last 1 am a ending yon the lists prepared hy
Mrs. Bdison and hy myself . Yon nil! see that Krs . Edison's
list is made in two divisions, one for boxes, and the other for
general audience. If it is possible and not asking too much
she would very such like to have her guestB occupy boxes on the
lower tier.
If you will look at the list headed "For Baxes",
you will see -feat I have bracket certain groups of nameB to¬
gether. Mrs. Edison would like to have those groupB that are
bracketed occupy ’boxes together. Ihose nameB that ana not brack¬
eted may be assigned to such other boxes as seemB to';you best.
Hy list is divided in three section, for plat¬
form, boxeB, and general audienoe. I trust I have not made any
oik of them too extensive. So far bb concerns the parties in
the boxes on my list, they may be grouped according to your con¬
venience in boxes on the upper tier, unle bs you wish to dispose
of them othe rwiBe .
In making out ny list I had not included names
for the platform that are in your list, such for instance as Dr.
Dr. Steinmetz, Prof. Zennelly, Hr. Coffin, Hr. Ford or Hr. Martin.
trusting all of the above will be satisfactory, I
remain.
.Yours very truly.
Assistant to Hr. Edison.
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
/l4fet of name a sent to Dr. Ely, for presentation of Civic Forum medal to
/ Hr. Edison.
E. J. Berggren,
% Yhomas A, Ediaon,
Orange, IT. J ,
H. I!. Byllesby,
108 So. LaSalle St.,
Chicago, HI.
W. J. Hammer,
153 Heat 46th St.,
Hew Tori: City.
John V7 . Howell,
General Electric Co.,
Harriaon, VS. J.
samuel Instill ,
_ 120 F . Adams Stree t ,
Chicago, HI.
B. H. Johnson,
20 Broad Street ,
Hew York City.
John In . Lieh, Jr. ,
Hew York Edison Co.,
Jrvinpr Place & 15th St.,
Hew York City.
George ?. Morrison,
General Eleotrio Co.,
Harriaon, H. J*
Charles V?irt,
Armat & Lena Sta.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
A. A. Cowles,
Ansonia Brass & Copper Co.,
Ansonla, Conn.
John V . Hiller.
Edison Chemtoal Works,
Silver lake, H. J.
Charles Edison,
■ Edison Laboratory,
Orange , H. J.
Prank J. Sprague ,
165 Broadway,
Hew York City. ■
Dr. Sohuyler S. Wheeler,
Crooker-Whe eler Co . ,
Ampere , H . J .
H. P. Brady,
55 Hast 2tak K&tomtn BaX?
5<t Wall Stre et ,
Hew York City.
Dr. E. G. Ache son,
Hiagara Palls,
Hew York.
Arthur Williams,
#Hew York Edison Co.,
Irving Place & 15th St.
Hew York City.
W. S. Mallory.
Edison Portland Cement Co.,
Stewartsville , IT. J.
Hr, J. B. McCall,
Philadelphia Edl son Co . ,
Philadelphia, Pa.
J. >•’. Aylsworth,
223 Midland Avenue ,
East Orange , IT. J.
Phomaa E. Tturray,
% H. P. Brady,
64 Wall Street,
Hew York City.
P. It. Upton,
810 Union Building,
Hewark, H. J.
H. P. Hiller,
Edison Laboratory,
Orange , H. J.
H. It. Hutchison,
Llewellyn park.
Orange, n. J.
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
List of names sent to
Hr. Edison.
Dr., Ely, for presentation of Civic Forum He dal to
FOP BOXES
I'ay 6 th. 1915 .
C. H. Wilson -
William Maxwell-
E. H. Phillips—
H. C. Durand—
E. E. Hudson -
Delos Holden—
H. T. Deeming —
L. C. KoChesney-
L. W. KoChesney-
Walter Stevens—
H. G. Plimpton—
A. C. Ireton -
H. A . Bachman—
W. C-. Bee -
W . c . Andrews—
0. A. Poyer -
S. B. Hambert —
H. G. "honrpBon-
Arthur Kudd — -
C . J. Hobb -
j. Monohan -
_ 68 Beech Street - - - East Orange, H. J.
_ 39 H. Arlington Avenue - East Orange, H. J. •
_ 11 Essex .Avenue ■ — - Orange, E.
_ 380 P.oBevllle Avenue - Itewark, IT. J.
_ 60 S. Arlington Avenue— East Orange, H. J.
_ 65 ^rosreot Street - East Orange , IT . J.
— . -SKmge^cxHpSx
—71 t!an Heipen Street - Bersey city, 17 • J*
—170 High Street— - Orange, I . J.
—170 High' Street - - - Orange, IT. 3.
_ -57 So. T'aple Avenue— — -East Orange, E. J.
_ _H Tranols place - Montclair,- H. J.
_ 64 Whittlesey Avenue - East Orange, H. J.
_ :iOC Watson Avenue - ''.’eat Orange , •
— ?he val.rbahks-477 r.aln St. X£3£ Orange, H. J
_ Faison Storage 3attery Co. Orange, IT. J.
n « n n .orange, H. J.
I— Edl son Laboratory - --Orange . H .3 -
_ -Edison Storage Battery Co. Orange, E. J.
n « " " . Orange, H. 3 .
„ n •» ", Orange, 3. 3 .
'ZZZZ " " " " . Orange , H . J •
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
ilMt 0m° *°
Mr. Edison. qshSRAS AUDIBHCB W* 6th> 1915 '
SS*iS^=SS S* SSJ:
O Broadway. _ city.
— 80 Broadway, - „ vXtv ritv
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-80th St . .r^^_^I!::®mSrort^Pa .
a"&"cteoe-rr-'-:— Hewart^n .J ._
C. A. Benton,- - — -
Chas. S. Bradley, —
Charles I>. Clarke , -
Frank S . Hastings, - —
'Hohert S. Dozier - — —
A. B. Herrick,- - — —
VVils6n_S.. Howell, - -
Sidney B. pain.—— - — - SAv,”!' - Pkll.d.ljMn . ?»•
1. C. Walker,-—— ” " i. mjmnaB \ vdlson— — ---Orange, H. ,£•
Fred Ott,-— — — — • - ■—79^Si Avenue-- - —Hew Tork City.
Walter H. Hiller - - - ZlEdlson ^leo . Hi’s.. Co .-^Brooklyn, H.Jf.
>7 . W.. Freeman,-—- - - - I57 ° 6th Avenue--— .r—:~ Hew York, (Brooklyn)
C. E. Chinnook, - - Jjf7So. vbQ ley Hoad— — — West Orange, H. 3.
C. W . I.uhr-— - - — — - fiead Ctreet— - — —West Orange, H. J.
P. Brady———— - — :?B9 Valley Hoad - — — -West Orange, V. 3.
C. E. 'Dally- . ^Se— -— — West Orange , H. 3.
• S. A. HelBter - - - “"""I34 ' niapewooA Avenue--— Glenrtdge , H. 3.
1. J. Ott-— ----—— ^'4#ie?lo irerra0e-— .-Irvington, V. 3.
c. Haas-- - ----- _ _ 281Watohung Avenue- — --West Orange, H. J.
p. Christenson — — - - ©9 Pest End Avenue ---.f — Hewark. E. J.
H . Hudd--.,— :--29 Ski;. Avenue -^-^We strange H . 3 .
O. Jaoohl— - — _nfi So. 9th Street,— -r-Hewaxk. E. J. •
P. Clancy— - - - — ' — 497 valley *oad— . - -.West, Orange, H. J.
C. Bi .Haye!s-----------r--^-g7^aiifyeid ?oaa_. - --V;eat orange, H. J.
’!>. Buder--— — — — " — r— — 0 rSiST-T&iMei. Avenue-.-— — -Bast Orange , H. J.
Z, P^Halivin-— - _-n— ■ — ■ Avenue Pest. Orange, H. J.
H . E . Holland.--- — r--21 wellln Avenue-^-— West _ Orange , ^ " ;
B. H. Simpson— —r-:—— ®9^® -^0 arnear Park AveWest Orangw’, H. J.
A.'H. Hennedy— — - - a^.^-V|iiey Hoad— West Orange, H. J.
C . Vf . ^Horton— - - Vfl&rtr-- . “West «*■“*• »•
or“P ’ J*. J-
A* Si ------^----^Qpiumhla ^treet^— - V.
C. D. Fels- - - - - stewaitAvenne-r— r-Arllngton, E. 3.
j. V? . Holler — : wnvn Home 93 Main St. .4 — Orange ^ 7
George W,emerr - — - “ J# r-xaoe Street--—- -—Bloomfield, ■
n- Hio?iai———""::::-e9 north b. j.
. iieui— — - -vcUeon Chemical Works—— Silver Bake . 1
. Kamme rhof f — — - — "“Ilshos. A. Edison, Ino — -^orange, H. 3.
* HofftoaB*---'— _ -.if «
. B. Yeomana— — — — r— — — nn ■' ' " "n
Bckesrii-— it w
■ W . Walker— — - - — '“***
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
A . Grime a -
A. Wurth -
H. Lanahan -
W. F. Hardy -
p. Bachman- -
W. I>. Jamison— —
S . l.Oatun- -
H. G. Goiathwalte
E . Her ter-: - * —
Sohert Ott--—
Rudolph Walloon- -
— Thos. A. EaiBon, Xno,
BftiBon Lahoratory-
Ed.iBon hahoratory-
Edison Iiahoratary-
Orange , H . J .
Orange ,
Orange ,
(V*b rif*1
W. H. Meadoworoft, Esq..,
Care Edison Laboratory,
Orange, Hevr Jersey.
Dear Mr. Meadoworoft: V ^ J;r v,
I Lave youre of the 5th, and return y^t y ,
herewith the invitation from Mr. Walton Olark to Ur5lP ^
Edison, to dine at the University Club on the evening
of Wednesday, May 19th. Mr. Edison should send his ,4/
acceptance to this dinner. He promised me he would /
with me to the dinner and to the presentation of the ^>7 ^
Franklin Medal afterwards. I told Mr. Edison I would^v
oall for him on Wednesday afternoon and take him to {
Hewark in a maohine and then go over to Philadelphia
with him, and bring him back on Thursday morning the same
way.
I shall be in Hew York next week and
will telephone you the exact time I will oall at Mr.
Edison's house for him on Wednesday, the 19th.
Youre truly.
Mr. Thomas Alva Edison,
Llewellyn Park, ...
Orange, H,
Dear Sir.—
I have sen! your . So. D.
Diploma, by . Adams . Expr ess .
to-day, to the above address.
Please acknowledge its receipt, and- oblige,
Tours respectfully.
JT. (i. D UPFIELI). Treasure.
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THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE
August 3, 1915.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange,
New Jersey.
Dear Mr. Edison:-
At last the diploma to accompany the Franklin
Medal awarded you on the evening of Wednesday, May 19th,
last, is finished, and I am sending it to you by regis¬
tered post.
Again assuring you of the pleasure which the
management and membership of The Franklin Institute feel
in having added your name to our highest honour roll,
believe me, aB always.
Sincerely,
THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE
PHILADELPHIA
August 7, 1915 .
Mr.
H. F. Miller,
laboratory of Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir:-
I have your letter of August 6th, and note the
regrettable error by whioh the Franklin Medal Diploma in¬
tended for Prof. Onnes was forwarded to Mr. Edison.
Mr. Edison's Diploma has undoubtedly gone to
His Excellency, Chevalier van Rappard, Minister from the
Royal Netherlands Government, with whom I am advising.
If the Diploma sent him has gone to Prof. Onnes I will
not wait for its return, but will have another prepared
at once for Mr. Edison.
Please egress to Mr. Edison my very great re¬
gret that this error should have occurred.
Very truly yours.
Secretary.
a year ago to devote a week during the year 1915, which should
he known as "Electrical Erosperity Week" . The Edison spirit h^s
grown so in the last few years that not only will this week he
celebrated hy all of the original Edison companies, hut also hy
all electrical central station companies throughout the United
States. As the success of this industry is based upon the origin¬
al lamp invention, a suggestion which started in one of our com¬
panies at Sandusky, Ohio, seems to have taken root and spread not
only through the State of Ohio, hut through other states. This
suggestion is that on one day during the week November 29th -
December 4th a visit should he raaTe, to Mr. 'Edison's birth place
at Milan (fourteen miles from Sandusky in thd same county). It
occurred to some of us that this was playing Hamlet with Hamlet
omitted, and that if in any way Mr. Edison could he persuaded
to visit his birth place in Milan for one day during the week
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October 9, 1915
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t'/ts at*
November 39th - Deeenber 4th, ^t would then be a fitting 'tribute
to the wonderful work which he has accomplished. I have advis¬
ed our various interests that the persuasion of Mr. Edison will
be a very difficult undertaking, as I realize that his time is so
taken up, and I understood at tho Spring lake Convention that he
had alroady committed himself to visit San Francisco on October
31st. My advice appears to have been ignored, as this morning
I have received a number of requests that before deciding that
this would be impossible, I should see what could be done along
these lines. I therefore have taken occasion to "call for help"
from an old friend as to any suggestions that you might have which
might bring about this result. I have thought possibly yw. might
confer with Mr. L«eJ>,who I know is always ready to help an Edison
cause, and then again thought that you would probably know of
Mr. Edison's plans and could probably give me some preliminary
suggestion.
V/ith kindest regards, I beg to remain,
Yours very truly,
7/SB/C
Edison General File Series
1915. Insurance [not selected] (E-15-47)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
routine adjustments and amendments among Edison's insurance policies.
Edison General File Series
1915. Invitations [not selected] (E-15-48)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
banquets, luncheons, lectures, and special events to which Edison was
invited but did not attend.
Edison General File Series
1915. Lectures [not selected] (E-15-49)
This folder contains requests for Edison or members of his staff F to
deliver lectures or speeches. Included are letters from Bryn Mawr College, the
University of Illinois, and Wellesley College.
Edison General File Series
1915. Legal - General (E-15-50)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
the Legal Dept, of Thomas A. Edison, Inc., and to the administration of
Edison^ legal affairs. Many of the documents involve Delos Holden, general
“Sent Legal Dept, and Conover English ol I the Newark firm of
McCarter & English, which often provided legal servces to the Edison
companies. The selected items include a request for money from Charles r
Stilwell, a former Edison associate and the younger broth.®r
wife, Mary Stilwell. There are also documents concerning the case o Edison
v. Continental Chemical Co., including correspondence i f £ranc * w
Jacobs, a potential witness who had been involved during in he
manufacture of polyform, a medicinal formula that Edison had tried
unsuccessfully to patent.
Less than 10 percent of the documents have been selected. The
unselected items consist primarily of Jacobs's repeated requests for payment
for his help in the Continental Chemical Co. case and Holden s continuing
rejections of his requests.
Newark, N. J. January 19, 1915.
Edison v. Continental Chemical Co.
Deloe Holden Esq.,
-Edison "laboratory, Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir:-
In reply to your letter with reference to payment of cost.s
etc., we now have a letter from Parks, HcKinstry & Taft, in which they
"in reply to these inquiries, we beg to state that the amount
Judgment has been re t Ration very much whether it would be
v,e ^^b8trco^ect ms jud^nt? ^ toe Cendant company appears to
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the costs -of entering: judgment, viz. glk.so.
Tours very truly.
Jfofu fa-seg jEegal JViit
13 CENTRAL AVENUE
PAULA laddey. . . July 6, 1915
ATTORNEY AND EXECUTIVE SECRETARY NEWARK. N. J., - - - - -
Re 549
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
West Orange, If . J •
Dear Sir:-
I herewith acknowledge your check of $50.00
on the claim of Mr. Stillwell.
PL/m
September 17, 1915.
<v
Mr. Edison: V
Replying to your inquiry in regard to the annexed letter.
Mr. Jacobs several years /go told Mr. Dyer that he could give :
valuable information or Evidence regarding the Polyform situation and
thought that it would/e worth $100. Mr. Dyer asked me to see Mr.
Jacobs and find oatifoat was the nature of this evidence and if it was
of any use, to pay /him this amount.
I saw Mrl Jacobs in New York and found out that he had no
information or evidence of any kind. He stated further that he had
never seen the ori^nal assignment of McMahon to lewis and therefore
would not be in a position to testify even if a copy could have been
found. I told Mr. Jacobs that he could not assist us in any way and
that we would not pay him anything.
A year or two later when the Continental Chemical Co. became
active, Mr. Jacobs again attempted to extract some money from us and I
sent Mr. McCoy over to see him. Mr. McCOy did not make him any prom¬
ises but took him over to have a talk with Mr. English, and as Mr.
English thought he might be able to use him as a witness, I told McCoy
to pay him $15. per week to cover his living expenses until the case
should be reached for trial. McCoy paid him $20. whereupon he became
very rapacious and began drawing drafts upon Ur. English and also upon
me, which we refused to honor as we did not owe him any money. V/e
immediately notified him that we oould not use him as a witness and
Edison
9/17/15.
Mr.
since then have had nothing more to do with him, while on the other
hand he is continually writing letters endeavoring to collect $60.
out of us as he he gave us $100. worth of assistance, which he
did not. He has already been overpaid as his trip to Mr. English’s
offioe was not worth that-muoh.
My recommendation is that nothing he paid to Jacobs. I
would not have anything to do with him in any way, shape or manner..
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